My father's little library consisted chiefly of books on polemic divinity, most of which I read.
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Divinity
Synonyms for "divinity" (121 found)
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Closest matches (25)
Strong matches (36)
Verb(1 words)
deitydeusdevadevidevil-goddialogical theologydivinenessdoctrinalismdoctrinismdogmaticseschatologyexistential theologyfalse godfatherhoodfudgegodgoddessgodheadgodhoodgodlikeness
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Related words (60)
Noun(32 words)
hecatehoenirholinesshoteiiapetusimmortalimmortalsjagganathjuggernautsjunolughmazdamithramore celestialnumenolympianosirisparvatipomonaporrima
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hierologyidolimmortallogos christologylogos theologymariolatrymariologymercersburg theologynatural theologyneoorthodox theologyneoorthodoxypagan deitypatristic theologyphenomenological theologyphysicotheologyrationalismreligionscholastic theologysecularismsoteriology
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Pronoun(1 words)
Adjective(3 words)
Interjection(1 words)
oh god
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: deity, god, theology, aditi, agdistis.
- Sentence evidence is available for divinity, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, derived_reverse, moby, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "divinity".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "divinity"
Keep "divinity" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "divinity" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "divinity", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "divinity" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
More specific
9 entriesCollocations
6 entriesdivinity curriculumdivinity degreedivinity departmentdivinity professordivinity schooldivinity student
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
63 translations across 43 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- θεότης noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Arabic
2 entries- ألوهية noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
- أُلُوهِيَّة noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- ilahilik noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
- ülviyyət noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Belarusian
1 entries- бо́скасць noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Bulgarian
1 entries- боже́ственост noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Catalan
2 entries- deïtat noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
- divinitat noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 神力 noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
- 神威 noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
- 神性 noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Classical Nahuatl
2 entries- īyeliz in Dios noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
- īyeliztzin in Dios noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Czech
1 entries- božství noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Danish
2 entries- guddom noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
- guddommelighed noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Dutch
2 entries- goddelijkheid noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
- godheid noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Esperanto
1 entries- dieco noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Estonian
1 entries- jumalus noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Finnish
1 entries- jumaluus noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
French
2 entries- divinité noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
- déité noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Galician
2 entries- deidade noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
- divindade noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
German
2 entries- Gottheit noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
- Göttlichkeit noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Greek
1 entries- θεότητα noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Hebrew
1 entries- אלוהות noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Hungarian
1 entries- isteni jelleg/mivolt noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Italian
2 entries- deità noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
- divinità noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Japanese
1 entries- 神性 noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Khmer
1 entries- ទេវ noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Latin
2 entries- deitas noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
- divinitas noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Macedonian
2 entries- божественост noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
- божество noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Malay
2 entries- kedewaan noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
- ketuhanan noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- guddom noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- guddom noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Old English
1 entries- godcundnes noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- لاهوت noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Polish
2 entries- boskość noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
- bóstwo noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Portuguese
2 entries- deidade noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
- divindade noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Romanian
1 entries- divinitate noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Russian
1 entries- боже́ственность noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Sanskrit
1 entries- देवता noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- božanstvenost noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
- божанственост noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Slovak
1 entries- božstvo noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Slovene
2 entries- božanskost noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
- božanstvo noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Spanish
2 entries- deidad noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
- divinidad noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Tagalog
1 entries- pagkabinathala noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Thai
1 entries- เทวภาพ noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Ukrainian
1 entries- боже́ственність noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Urdu
1 entries- الوہیت noun (godhood, state of being God or a god)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
The idea of his concealment, not only agrees very ill with his reputed divinity, but associates with it something of pusillanimity.
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I only believe in Love — ubiquitous manifestation of Divinity; supreme law governing the atoms and galaxies; sublime mystery that generates and maintains the eternal miracle of life.
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The meeting of man and God must always mean a penetration and entry of the divine into the human and a self-immergence of man in the Divinity.
Source: tatoeba (3534852)
Showing 4 of 16 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "divinity"?
Closest matches include deity, god, theology, aditi, agdistis.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "divinity"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.