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DIVINITIES
Noun
divinities
plural of divinity
Source: Wiktionary
DIVINITY
Di*vin"i*ty, n.; pl. Divinities. Etym: [F. divinité, 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. , casuistry.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOAK
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
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