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divinity

[dih-vin-i-tee] / dɪˈvɪn ɪ ti /


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Lisa-Kaindé is the bleeding heart who whispers divinity into her lyrics, and Naomi grounds them with the beating pulse of her percussion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

In the ancient Near East, the image of God was used to legitimize power of the divinity of kings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Societies across the world valued gold as a symbol of divinity, immortality, and authority; its rarity made it a special privilege to behold and possess.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

Rather, Fastvold asks viewers to see God in themselves and in their fellow humans, to find spiritual power in movement, and divinity in personal restriction.

From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2025

But divinity should not be blighted by death.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

Aang’s inherited mission, passed down to him by generations of previous divinities, is to restore and maintain the world’s elemental balance.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026

We are, she writes, “creatures of matter who long to matter”—to ourselves, to each other and to people and divinities whose existence we take on trust.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

Here is a Dalit theyyam performer from the state, where these dancers in trance are thought to embody the very divinities they venerate.

From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2023

The divinities guarantee peace of mind and stability and shouldn’t be angered, he said.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2023

Almost every one of the radiant divinities could act cruelly or contemptibly.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton


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