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Divine is an adjective related to divinity, the characteristics of a deity. Divine or Divines may also refer to: Businesses * Divine (corporation), a defunct web services company * Divine Chocolate, a British-Ghanaian chocolate brand Films * ''Divine'' (1935 film), a French drama film * ''Divine'' (1975 film), a French comedy film * Divine (2020 film), a German-Italian romantic comedy film * ''Divine'', a Japanese science fantasy coming age film starring Akane Sakanoue * ''Divines'' (film), a 2016 French film Literature * ''The Divine'' (graphic novel), a 2015 graphic novel by Asaf Hanuka, Tomer Hanuka, and Boaz Lavie * Divine, a character in Jean Genet's novel '' Our Lady of the Flowers'' Music Performers * Divine (rapper) (born 1990), Indian rapper * Divine (group), an American R&B girl group formed in 1996 * Divine Brown (born 1974), Canadian R&B and soul singer * Divine Styler, stage name of American hip hop artist Mikal Safiyullah (born Mark Richardson in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Divinity (from Latin ) 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 pervading nature, and even as a quality glimpsed in extraordinary humans, laws, or acts. The Latin and its Greek counterparts (, ) conveyed something both immanent and awe-inspiring: a presence that could be felt in thunder, justice, ecstasy, fate, or beauty. Among the Greeks and Romans, divinity was not confined to a rigid theological system. Gods, heroes, and even emperors might be described as partaking in divinity, just as natural forces or virtue could be seen as expressions of divine essence. Philosophers such as Plato and the Stoics used the term to refer to the soul of the cosmos or the rational o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
