Divinity vs Joss - What's the difference?
divinity | joss |
(uncountable) The property of being divine, of being like a god or God.
* Shakespeare
(countable) A deity.
A celestial being, inferior to the supreme God, but superior to man.
* Cheyne
(uncountable) The study of religion or religions.
A type of confectionery made with egg whites, corn syrup, and white sugar.
A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol.
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* 1977 , , The Honourable Schoolboy , Folio Society 2010, p. 178:
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As nouns the difference between divinity and joss
is that divinity is (uncountable) the property of being divine, of being like a god or god while joss is a chinese household divinity; a chinese idol.divinity
English
Noun
- They say there is divinity in odd numbers.
- God employing these subservient divinities
- Harvard Divinity School has been teaching theology since 1636.
Synonyms
* (property of being divine ): godliness, godship * (deity ): deity, god, godship * (study ): godlore, theologyDerived terms
* Bachelor of Divinity * case divinity * divinitise, divinitize * divinity bindings * divinity calf, divinity-calf * divinity fudge * divinity hall * divinity school * divinityship * Doctor of Divinity * * indivinity * * Master of Divinity * * * school-divinity * systematic divinityjoss
English
Noun
(es)- She had twisted a piece of heather into her mail box for good joss , and this was the safety signal.