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Divinities

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

            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.

   {Case divinity}, casuistry.
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