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As previously noted, divinities are closely related to the transcendent force(s) or power(s) credited to them, so much so that in some cases the powers or forces may themselves be invoked independently. This leads to the second usage of the word
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divine, or unified with the Divine in a non-trivial way. Such divinity, in these faiths, would express itself naturally if it were not obscured by the social and physical worlds we live in; it needs to be brought to the fore through appropriate
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or godly entities are often identical with or identified by the powers and forces that are credited to them—in many cases, a deity is merely a power or force personified—and these powers and forces may then be extended or granted to
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or propitiations are often offered to specific gods to garner favorable interventions in particular enterprises: e.g. safe journeys, success in war, or a season of bountiful crops. Many faiths around the world—from Japanese
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being the premier case—taking a role as objects of worship and being credited with superhuman status and powers. More commonly, and more pertinent to recent history, leaders merely claim some form of divine
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In the third usage, extensions of divinity and divine power are credited to living, mortal individuals. Political leaders are known to have claimed actual divinity in certain early societies—the ancient
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but without the connotation of punishment: our acts, good or bad, intentional or unintentional, reflect back on us as part of the natural working of the
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and Chinese traditional religion, to certain African practices and the faiths derived from those in the Caribbean, to Native American beliefs—hold that
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note Augustine's argument that divinity is not a quality of God, but that "God is Divinity itself" (Nature and Grace, part I, question 3, article 3)
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Transcendent force or power may also operate through more subtle and indirect paths. Monotheistic faiths generally support some version of
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Godhead, with God the Father and Jesus Christ each having individual physical bodies, and the Holy Spirit as a distinct personage with a
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Divinity applied to mortals – Qualities of individuals who are considered to have some special access or relationship to the divine.
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The word translated as either "deity", "Godhead", or "divinity" in the Greek New Testament is also the Greek word θεότητος (
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In general, mortals with divine qualities are carefully distinguished from the deity or deities in their religion's main
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power often have complex, ignoble, or even incomprehensible motivations for their acts. Note that while the terms
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Less politically, most faiths have any number of people that are believed to have been touched by divine forces:
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is venerated as a saint with his own powers. Various individuals in the Buddhist faith, beginning with
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that share a similar duotheistic theology, the Horned God is given precedence over the Goddess.
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Divine force or power  – Powers or forces that are universal, or transcend human capacities
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to all who confess their sins and visit his chapel on the appropriate day. In Greek mythology,
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rule by divine decree; Japanese Emperors ruled by divine mandate until the inception of the
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philosophy often use the term 'the Divine' as a noun in this latter sense: a non-specific
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In its most direct form, the operation of transcendent power implies some form of
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about etymology, definition, usages, and examples and perspectives of divinity.
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also proposes a transcendent operant principle—transliterated in English as
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hold a belief in the divine potential of humanity; Smith taught a form of
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are things that are either related to, devoted to, or proceeding from a
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systems of belief make no such distinction; gods and other beings of
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is closely associated with storms and thunder throughout much of the
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or being that gives rise to the world, and acts as the source or
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The word "divine" in the New Testament is the Greek word θείας (
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was introduced as late as the 17th century, proposing that
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deal primarily with Christianity and do not represent a
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where mortal men and women can become like god through
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The most prominent conception of divine entities in
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as well, where the divinity will unexpectedly bring
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