divineness

Quality of godhood

Divineness is the quality of being divine—godlike, sacred, or supremely excellent.

The word appears in religious and literary contexts to describe something's heavenly or transcendent nature: the divineness of the soul, the divineness of her voice.

Divinity is the more common noun form.

transcendence

ethereal

Delicate beyond earthly measure

otherworldly · ineffable · eternal · cosmic · boundless · numinous · supernal · metaphysical · immaterial · transcendental

holiness

sanctity

Quality of being inviolable

righteousness · devotion · reverence · worship · consecration · beatification · sanctification · veneration · faith · purity

radiance

luminosity

Intrinsic brightness of source

  • glowSteady, soft light
  • radianceGlowing luminous quality
  • haloLuminous ring overhead

shimmer · illumination · brilliance · splendor · glory · majesty · resplendence · aura · light · effulgence

sacred

altar

Sacred ritual table

relic · sacrament · ritual · blessing · liturgy · incense · chalice · vestments · hymns · psalms

Opposites
sacred vs. profane

divinenessprofaneness

State of being irreverent

profanity · ungodliness · sacrilege · wickedness · sinfulness

belief and reverence

divinenessimpiety

Irreverence toward the divine

irreverence · atheism · godlessness · agnosticism · disbelief

celestial vs. earthly

divinenessearthliness

Terrestrial, material nature

worldliness · mundaneness · mortality · humanness · carnality

Family

divine, divinity, divination, diviner, godliness, divining, divined, divinely, divines

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G