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13 statements · 31% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
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8 identifiers linking divinity across the web's reference databases
13 statements · 31% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
8 identifiers linking divinity across the web's reference databases
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Divinity refers to the quality, presence, or nature of that which is divine—a term that, before the rise of monotheism, evoked a broad and dynamic field of sacred power. In the ancient world, divinity was not limited to a single deity or abstract ideal but was recognized in multiple forms: as a radiant attribute possessed by gods, as a vital force cushioning nature, and even as a quality glimpsed in extraordinary humans, laws, or acts. The Latin divinitas and its Greek counterparts conveyed something both immanent and awe-inspiring: a presence that could be felt in thunder, justice, ecstasy, fate, or beauty.