noun
divinity
any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
In a sentence
Six example sentences with divinity, each labelled with its topic.
Roman sailors left coins at a hilltop shrine for the divinity they believed calmed the sea before a crossing.
History
The temple frieze shows a river divinity reclining with an overturned jar, water pouring endlessly from its lip.
Art
In the epic, a minor divinity of storms delays the hero's ship for nine days out of pure spite.
Literature
Epicurus held that a divinity exists but takes no interest in human affairs, a view that shocked his contemporaries.
Philosophy
Each character chooses a patron divinity at creation, and the choice unlocks a different set of spells.
Gaming
The temple's inner room held a statue of the divinity, and only priests were allowed past its threshold.
Architecture
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