divine being
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Now the mathematician turns for the first time to the definition of a divine being: x is divine if it possesses all positive properties φ.
From Scientific American • Oct. 4, 2022
Moral theorists argue for the existence of a divine being through a consideration of the possibility of objective values.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
In the case of Buddhism, the provocation was twofold: Early Buddhists did not regard the Buddha as a divine being but a great teacher.
From New York Times • May 11, 2020
The victims believed him to be "a divine being who wields divine power", he said.
From BBC • Nov. 21, 2018
He had decided to live there because the view was so beautiful, because, from his vantage point, he seemed to be looking out on to the incarnation of a divine being.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
