English-Thai Dictionary

divinity

N ความ เป็น พระเจ้า  พระเจ้า  kwam-pen-pare-jao

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DIVINITY

n.[L.] 1. The state of being divine; Deity; Godhead; the nature or essence of God. Christians ascribe divinity to one Supreme Being only.
2. God; the Deity; the Supreme Being.
Tis the Divinity that stirs within us.
3. A false God; a pretended deity of pagans.
Beastly divinities, and droves of gods.
4. A celestial being, inferior to the Supreme God, but superior to man. Many nations believe in these inferior divinities.
5. Something supernatural.
They say there is divinity in odd numbers.
6. The science of divine things; the science which unfolds the character of God, his laws and moral government, the duties of man, and the way of salvation; theology; as the study of divinity; a system of divinity.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DIVINITY

Di *vin "i *ty, n.; pl. Divinities. Etym: [F. divinité, L. divinitas.See Divine, a.]

 

1. The state of being divine; the nature or essence of God; deity; godhead. When he attributes divinity to other things than God, it is only a divinity by way of participation. Bp. Stillingfleet.

 

2. The Deity; the Supreme Being; God. This the divinity that within us. Addison.

 

3. A pretended deity of pagans; a false god. Beastly divinities, and droves of gods. Prior.

 

4. A celestial being, inferior to the supreme God, but superior to man. God. .. employing these subservient divinities. Cheyne.

 

5. Something divine or superhuman; supernatural power or virtue; something which inspires awe. They say there is divinity in odd numbers. Shak. There's such divinity doth hedge a king. Shak.

 

6. The science of divine things; the science which treats of God, his laws and moral government, and the way of salvation; theology. Divinity is essentially the first of the professions. Coleridge., casuistry.

 

DIVINITY CALF

DIVINITY CALF Di *vin "i *ty calf `. (Bookbinding )

 

Defn: Calf stained dark brown and worked without gilding, often used for theological books.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

divinity

di vin i ty |diˈvinitē dəˈvɪnɪdi | ▶noun 1 ( pl. divinities ) the state or quality of being divine: Christ's divinity. • the study of religion; theology: a doctor of divinity. • a divine being; a god or goddess: busts of various Roman divinities. • ( the Divinity ) God. 2 a fluffy, creamy candy made with stiffly beaten egg whites. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French divinite, from Latin divinitas, from divinus ‘belonging to a deity ’ (see divine 1 ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

divinity

divinity |dɪˈvɪnɪti | ▶noun ( pl. divinities ) [ mass noun ] 1 the state or quality of being divine: Christ's divinity. • [ count noun ] a divine being; a god or goddess: busts of Roman divinities. • ( the Divinity ) God. 2 the study of religion; theology: a doctor of divinity. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French divinite, from Latin divinitas, from divinus ‘belonging to a deity ’ (see divine 1 ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

divinity

divinity noun 1 the divinity of Christ: divine nature, godliness, deity, godhead, holiness. 2 the study of divinity: theology, religious studies, religion, scripture. 3 a female divinity: deity, god, goddess, divine being, supreme being.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

divinity

divinity noun 1 the divinity of Christ: divine nature, divineness, godliness, deity, godhead, holiness, sanctity, sanctitude, sacredness, blessedness. 2 they persuaded him to read mathematics, not divinity: theology, religious studies, religion, scripture. 3 the ancient religions worshipped a female divinity: deity, god, goddess, mother goddess, divine being, celestial being, supreme being; creator, demiurge; godhead; daemon, numen, power; Hinduism avatar.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

divinity

di vin i ty /dɪvɪ́nəti /名詞 複 -ties 1 U 神学 (theology ).2 U 神性, 神格 .3 C 神 ; 神のような人 .4 U クリーム菓子の一種 (divinity fudge ) 〘砂糖, 卵白で作り, しばしばクルミを添える 〙.