divinity
/dɪˈvɪnɪti/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.45 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A fudge-like confectionery made with egg whites, corn syrup, and white sugar.
American usage; Countable; Uncountable
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "They say there is divinity in odd numbers."
- "You may leave out where you live and use either initials or an alias, since gods, buddhas and other divinities look only at our hearts."
- "At the base of the whole process by which divinities and demons were created, and rites for their propitiation and placation established, lay Fear - fear stimulating the imagination to fantastic activity."
- "Near-synonyms: demigod, semigod"
- "These beings are derogatory from the wisdom and power of the author of nature, who doubtless can govern this machin he cou’d create, by more direct and easie methods, than employing these subservient divinities."
- "I studied divinity at Harvard Divinity School."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /dɪˈvɪnɪti/
- British English: /dɪˈvɪnɪti/
Usage
- Uncountable
- Countable
- American usage
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
Bachelor of Divinity
case divinity
divinity bindings
divinity calf
divinity-calf
divinity fudge
divinity hall
divinity school