divinity
/dɪˈvɪnɪti/noun
divinity is spelled D-I-V-I-N-I-T-Y: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,005th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, divinity means “The state, position, or fact of being a god or God” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of divinity is divinities.
How many letters and syllables are in divinity?
| Letters | 8: D-I-V-I-N-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.8 times per million words; the 16,005th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is divinity?
Divinity appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,005th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce divinity?
- UK /dɪˈvɪnɪti/
- US /dɪˈvɪnɪti/
- US [dɪˈvɪnɪɾi]
Divinity has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-divinity.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with divinity?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as divinity from its last stressed vowel (/ɪnɪti/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of divinity
- divinities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does divinity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state, position, or fact of being a god or God.
- 2
Synonym of deity.
You may leave out where you live and use either initials or an alias, since gods, buddhas and other divinities look only at our hearts.
- 3
A celestial being inferior to a supreme God but superior to man.
Near-synonyms: demigod, semigod
- 4
The study of religion or religions.
I studied divinity at Harvard Divinity School.
- 5
USA fudge-like confectionery made with egg whites, corn syrup, and white sugar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Divinity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | déité, divinité |
| German | Gottheit, Göttlichkeit , Theologie |
| Portuguese | deidade, divindade |
| Spanish | deidad, divinidad |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does divinity come from?
From Old French divinité, from Latin divinitas. Composed of divine + -ity. Displaced native Old English godcundnes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).