page_title: Divinity
hierarchical_section_title: Divinity
caption_attribution_description: English: A reworking c. 1588, with updated costume, by Isaac Oliver of the 1569 painting variously attributed to Hans Eworth or Joris Hoefnagel.
context_page_description: Divinity or the divine are things that are either related to, devoted to, or proceeding from a god or God. What is or is not divine may be loosely defined, as it is used by different belief systems.
  The root of the word divine is literally godly from the Latin deus, cf. Dyaus, closely related to Greek zeus, div in Persian and deva in Sanskrit, but the use varies significantly depending on which deity is being discussed.
context_section_description: Divinity or the divine are things that are either related to, devoted to, or proceeding from a god or God. What is or is not divine may be loosely defined, as it is used by different belief systems.
  The root of the word divine is literally godly (from the Latin deus, cf. Dyaus, closely related to Greek zeus, div in Persian and deva in Sanskrit, but the use varies significantly depending on which deity is being discussed.
  For specific related academic terms, see Divinity (academic discipline), or Divine (Anglican).
caption: Elizabeth I and the Three Goddesses (Juno, Minerva, and Venus), by Isaac Oliver, c. 1558
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