[[Divinity]] and '''divine''' (sometimes 'the Divinity' or 'the Divine'), are broadly applied but loosely defined terms, used variously within different [[faith]]s and [[belief]] [[systems]] — and even by different [[individuals]] within a given [[faith]] — to refer to some [[transcendent]] or [[transcendental]] power, or its attributes or [[manifestations]] in the world. The root of the [[words]] is literally '[[Godlike]]' (from the [[Latin]] 'Deus,' cf. Dyaus, closely related to [[Greek]] '[[Zeus]]' and [[Deva]] in [[Sanskrit]]), but the use varies significantly depending on the underlying conception of god that is being invoked. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divinity] | [[Divinity]] and '''divine''' (sometimes 'the Divinity' or 'the Divine'), are broadly applied but loosely defined terms, used variously within different [[faith]]s and [[belief]] [[systems]] — and even by different [[individuals]] within a given [[faith]] — to refer to some [[transcendent]] or [[transcendental]] power, or its attributes or [[manifestations]] in the world. The root of the [[words]] is literally '[[Godlike]]' (from the [[Latin]] 'Deus,' cf. Dyaus, closely related to [[Greek]] '[[Zeus]]' and [[Deva]] in [[Sanskrit]]), but the use varies significantly depending on the underlying conception of god that is being invoked. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divinity] |