divinities
Objects of worship
Divinities are gods or divine beings—entities possessing supernatural power and often worshipped: the divinities of ancient Greece, Hindu divinities.
The word can also refer to the quality of being divine: the divinities attributed to certain rulers.
In American usage, divinity (singular) is also a soft, fluffy candy made from sugar, egg whites, and nuts.
All gods of a religion
- godsSupernatural beings worshipped
- goddessesDivine feminine beings
- titansDominant powerful figures
- loaVodou divine spirit
orishas · devas · kami · bodhisattvas · archangels · djinn · trimurti · avatars
Sacred worship structure
- shrineSacred devotional place
- altarSacred ritual table
- prayerAddress to deity
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
offering · sacrifice · incense · veneration · devotion · reverence · ceremony · liturgy
Traditional untrue narratives
- legendsTraditional stories or icons
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- cosmogonyStudy of universal origins
- epicImpressively grand in scope
saga · creation · nymphs · oracles · prophecy · underworld · afterlife · apotheosis
Having boundless power
- omniscientUnlimited in awareness
- eternalLasting without end
- immortalCannot die
- transcendentExceeding usual boundaries
sacred · holy · almighty · supreme · benevolent · wrathful · merciful · creator
pantheon
All gods of a religion
loa · orishas · devas · kami · bodhisattvas · archangels · djinn · trimurti · avatars · celestials
temple
Sacred worship structure
ritual · offering · sacrifice · incense · veneration · devotion · reverence · ceremony · liturgy · priest
myths
Traditional untrue narratives
- legendsTraditional stories or icons
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- cosmogonyStudy of universal origins
epic · saga · creation · nymphs · oracles · prophecy · underworld · afterlife · apotheosis · theogony
omnipotent
Having boundless power
- omniscientUnlimited in awareness
- eternalLasting without end
- immortalCannot die
transcendent · sacred · holy · almighty · supreme · benevolent · wrathful · merciful · creator · destroyer
- HeideggerDasein, being-in-the-world, authenticity, inauthenticity, care
divinitiesmortals
Beings destined to expire
humans · humanity · mankind · earthlings · creatures
divinitiesdevils
Evil supernatural beings
demons · evils · fiends · evil spirits · malevolent spirits
divinitiesdark gods
divine, deity, divinity, divination, diviner, divining, divined, divinely, divines