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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1622
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Divinité, -itie, n. Also: dyvynyté, divinyté, -itee, divynitie, diw-, devinitie. [ME. divinité (c 1300), -itee, -ytee, etc., OF. devinité, L. dīvīnitas.]
1. The science of divine things.a1400 Legends of the Saints xxxvii. 28.
In duble science tacht wes he; In cannone and diuinite c1420 Wynt. viii. 679.
Gret maystrys off dyvynyte Sowcht this cas in thare faculte a1500 Henr. Fab. 658.
Ane worthie doctour in diuinitie a1500 Ib. 1045.
Ȝour doctour of diuinitie, With his reid cap a1500 Buke of the Sevyne Sagis 1701.
Thai said, schir we ar men of laire, Off augure and diuinite c1552 Lynd. Mon. 2565.
Our dum doctoris of diuinitie 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 15.
The rectour most be ane … regent in diuinite, law or medicine 1622 Misc. Bann. C. III. 200.
In his buithe … iijc bund buiks of devinitie of Ingleische
2. The quality of being divine; divine nature.1456 Hay I. 20/3.
The will of the fader and of the sone is bath ane as in divinitee a1500 Henr. Fab. 1620.
Befoir the sicht of his diuinitie 1490 Irland Mir. I. 62/29.
Thare we sall se clerelie the diuinite in the self … natur 1513 Doug. i. Prol. 429.
Gif that thar command maid hym maynsworn That war repreif to thar diuinyte c1552 Lynd. Mon. 466.
Iesu … cled his heych diuynitie With our pure vyle humanytie a1578 Pitsc. II. 143 n.
Vnderthe diwinitie and maiestie of God
