adjective [not
gradable] 1. connected with a god, or like a god
The Ayatollah described the Iranian earthquake as a divine test.
Some fans seem to regard footballers as divine beings.
England have fallen so far behind in the championship that their only hope of victory
is divine intervention (=help from God).
Just because you've been promoted that doesn't give you a divine right (=one like that
of a god) to tell us all what to do.
divinity
noun [U] How can you be a Christian and dispute the divinity (=state of being a god) of Jesus?
Unlike many superstars she has no delusions of divinity.
1. (dated) Divinity is the study of religion.
She has a Doctorate in Divinity from York University.
2. A divinity is a god or goddess.
Some royalists seem to regard the Queen as a divinity of some sort.