divinity
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1. the quality of being divine (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | quality, |
| definition | : | an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone (noun.attribute) |
2. the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth (noun.cognition)
| hyponym | : | angelology, |
| definition | : | the branch of theology that is concerned with angels (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | apologetics, |
| definition | : | the branch of theology that is concerned with the defense of Christian doctrines (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | ecclesiology, |
| definition | : | the branch of theology concerned with the nature and the constitution and the functions of a church (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | eschatology, |
| definition | : | the branch of theology that is concerned with such final things as death and Last Judgment; Heaven and Hell; the ultimate destiny of humankind (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | hermeneutics, |
| definition | : | the branch of theology that deals with principles of exegesis (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | homiletics, |
| definition | : | the branch of theology that deals with sermons and homilies (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | theodicy, |
| definition | : | the branch of theology that defends God's goodness and justice in the face of the existence of evil (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | redemption, salvation, |
| definition | : | (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | creation, |
| definition | : | (theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | theology, |
| definition | : | the learned profession acquired by specialized courses in religion (usually taught at a college or seminary) (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | limbo, |
| definition | : | (theology) in Roman Catholicism, the place of unbaptized but innocent or righteous souls (such as infants and virtuous individuals) (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | purgatory, |
| definition | : | (theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | divine guidance, inspiration, |
| definition | : | (theology) a special influence of a divinity on the minds of human beings (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | theanthropism, |
| definition | : | (theology) the doctrine that Jesus was a union of the human and the divine (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | foreordination, predestination, predetermination, preordination, |
| definition | : | (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind) (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | theological system, theology, |
| definition | : | a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | minor, venial, |
| definition | : | warranting only temporal punishment (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | deadly, mortal, |
| definition | : | involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | catechetic, catechetical, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or involving catechesis (adj.pert) |
3. white creamy fudge made with egg whites (noun.food)
| hypernym | : | fudge, |
| definition | : | soft creamy candy (noun.food) |
4. any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | daemon, demigod, |
| definition | : | a person who is part mortal and part god (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | sea god, |
| definition | : | a deity that personifies the sea and is usually believed to live in or to control the sea (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | sun god, |
| definition | : | a god that personifies the sun or is otherwise associated with the sun (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | celtic deity, |
| definition | : | a deity worshipped by the Celts (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | egyptian deity, |
| definition | : | a deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | semitic deity, |
| definition | : | a deity worshipped by the ancient Semites (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | hindu deity, |
| definition | : | a deity worshipped by the Hindus (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | persian deity, |
| definition | : | a deity worshiped by the ancient Persians (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | chinese deity, |
| definition | : | a deity worshipped by the ancient Chinese (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | japanese deity, |
| definition | : | a deity worshipped by the Japanese (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | goddess, |
| definition | : | a female deity (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | demiurge, |
| definition | : | a subordinate deity, in some philosophies the creator of the universe (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | greek deity, |
| definition | : | a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | roman deity, |
| definition | : | a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | norse deity, |
| definition | : | a deity worshipped by the ancient Norsemen (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | teutonic deity, |
| definition | : | (German mythology) a deity worshipped by the ancient Teutons (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | anglo-saxon deity, |
| definition | : | (Anglo-Saxon mythology) a deity worshipped by the Anglo-Saxons (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | phrygian deity, |
| definition | : | deity of the ancient Phrygians of west central Asia Minor (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | saint, |
| definition | : | a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | god of war, war god, |
| definition | : | a god worshipped as giving victory in war (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | snake god, zombi, zombie, |
| definition | : | a god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especially in West Indies (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | demogorgon, |
| definition | : | (Greek mythology) a mysterious and terrifying deity of the underworld (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | hypnos, |
| definition | : | (Greek mythology) the Greek god of sleep; the son of Nyx (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | morpheus, |
| definition | : | the Roman god of sleep and dreams (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | boddhisatva, bodhisattva, |
| definition | : | Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | arhant, arhat, lohan, |
| definition | : | a Buddhist who has attained nirvana (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | quetzalcoatl, |
| definition | : | an Aztec deity represented as a plumed serpent (noun.person) |
| member meronym | : | pantheon, |
| definition | : | all the gods of a religion (noun.group) |
5. the quality of being divine (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | divine, |
| definition | : | devoted to or in the service or worship of a deity (adj.all) |
6. the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | theological, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or concerning theology (adj.pert) |
7. any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force (noun.person)
| derivation | : | deify, |
| definition | : | consider as a god or godlike (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | divine, godlike, |
| definition | : | being or having the nature of a god (adj.all) |
8. the quality of being divine (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | divine, |
| definition | : | devoted to or in the service or worship of a deity (adj.all) |
9. the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | theological, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or concerning theology (adj.pert) |
10. any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force (noun.person)
| derivation | : | deify, |
| definition | : | consider as a god or godlike (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | divine, godlike, |
| definition | : | being or having the nature of a god (adj.all) |
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