science+of+divine+things

  • 41Evolution and the Roman Catholic Church — The position of the Catholic Church on the theory of evolution has moved over the last two centuries from a large period of no official mention, to a statement of neutrality in the 1950s, to a more explicit acceptance in recent years. Today, the… …

    Wikipedia

  • 42metaphysics — (ma ba‘d al tabi‘a; ilahiyyat)    After a brief initial engagement with political issues, the kalam theologians quickly turned their focus upon the nature of God and His relation to creation. In order to address this issue properly, they were… …

    Islamic philosophy dictionary

  • 43Case divinity — Divinity 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. [1913 Webster] When he attributes divinity to other things than God, it is… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 44Divinities — Divinity 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. [1913 Webster] When he attributes divinity to other things than God, it is… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 45Divinity — 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. [1913 Webster] When he attributes divinity to other things than God, it is only a… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 46divinity — /di vin i tee/, n., pl. divinities. 1. the quality of being divine; divine nature. 2. deity; godhood. 3. a divine being; God. 4. the Divinity, (sometimes l.c.) the Deity. 5. a being having divine attributes, ranking below God but above humans:… …

    Universalium

  • 47divinity — c.1300, science of divine things; late 14c., quality of being divine, also a divine being, from O.Fr. devinité (12c.), from L. divinitatem (nom. divinitas), from divinus (see DIVINE (Cf. divine)) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 48divinity — di•vin•i•ty [[t]dɪˈvɪn ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) rel the quality of being divine; divine nature 2) rel deity; godhood 3) rel a divine being; God 4) rel the Divinity, (sometimes l.c.) the Deity 5) rel a being having divine attributes 6) rel the… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 49divinity — n. 1. Deity, Godhead, divine nature, divine essence. 2. Theology, science of divine things. 3. Divine being, deity, god or goddess …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 50divinity — /dəˈvɪnəti / (say duh vinuhtee) noun (plural divinities) 1. the quality of being divine; divine nature. 2. deity; godhood. 3. a divine being; a god. 4. a deity below God but above humankind. 5. the science of divine things; theology. 6. godlike… …