Divinities

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Divinity \Di*vin"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Divinities}. [F. divinit['e],
     L. divinitas. See {Divine}, a.]
     1. The state of being divine; the nature or essence of God;
        deity; godhead.
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              When he attributes divinity to other things than
              God, it is only a divinity by way of participation.
                                                    --Bp.
                                                    Stillingfleet.
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     2. The Deity; the Supreme Being; God.
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              This the divinity that within us.     --Addison.
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     3. A pretended deity of pagans; a false god.
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              Beastly divinities, and droves of gods. --Prior.
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     4. A celestial being, inferior to the supreme God, but
        superior to man.
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              God . . . employing these subservient divinities.
                                                    --Cheyne.
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     5. Something divine or superhuman; supernatural power or
        virtue; something which inspires awe.
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              They say there is divinity in odd numbers. --Shak.
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              There's such divinity doth hedge a king. --Shak.
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     6. The science of divine things; the science which treats of
        God, his laws and moral government, and the way of
        salvation; theology.
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              Divinity is essentially the first of the
              professions.                          --Coleridge.
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     {Case divinity}, casuistry.
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