/ dɪˈvɪnəti; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies )
1.
[ U ] the quality of being a god or like God :
the divinity of Christ
2.
[ C ] a god or goddess :
Roman / Greek / Egyptian divinities
3.
[ U ] the study of the nature of God and religious belief
SYN theology :
a doctor of Divinity
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French divinite , from Latin divinitas , from divinus belonging to a deity, from divus godlike (related to deus god).