\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.