Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun divinity
4 senses of divinity
Sense 1
deity, divinity, god, immortal -- (any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force)
=> spiritual being, supernatural being -- (an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events)
Sense 2
divinity -- (the quality of being divine; "ancient Egyptians believed in the divinity of the Pharaohs")
=> quality -- (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare)
Sense 3
divinity, divinity fudge -- (white creamy fudge made with egg whites)
=> fudge -- (soft creamy candy)
Sense 4
theology, divinity -- (the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth)
=> discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwick -- (a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings")