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as in deity
the quality or state of being divine
Henry David Thoreau felt the presence of divinity in every part of nature
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as in God
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the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe
communal worship of the Divinity was expected of every member of the colony
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There is also the challenge of designing galleries for Cambodian visitors who see its statues not as artwork, but as divinities holding the souls of their ancestors.
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Mike Ives, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Neptune is the planet of spiritual ideals, creativity, disillusion, and divinity.
—Colin Bedell, Them, 14 Jan. 2025
If the devil is in the details than logic demands that there be space there for divinity as well.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Saturnian moon-naming tradition calls for names based on mythological divinities, and most of these newcomers will likely be named after Viking gods—hopefully the Norse pantheon has enough deities!
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
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Mike Ives, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Neptune is the planet of spiritual ideals, creativity, disillusion, and divinity.
—Colin Bedell, Them, 14 Jan. 2025
If the devil is in the details than logic demands that there be space there for divinity as well.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Saturnian moon-naming tradition calls for names based on mythological divinities, and most of these newcomers will likely be named after Viking gods—hopefully the Norse pantheon has enough deities!
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Divinity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divinity. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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