divinity

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See’s Candies, founded in Los Angeles in 1921, makes a “St. Patrick’s Day potato” using divinity — a nougat-like, marshmallowy confection — mixed with walnut, coated in chocolate, and rolled in cocoa powder and cinnamon.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

Mr. Talarico, a state representative, earned a master’s degree in education from Harvard and is working toward a divinity degree at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Finally, “Aura and Performance” considers divinity as aroused by the senses, especially sight.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2024

As such, women could access "divinity," initially the exclusive preserve of men, and the social influence that came with it, through embodying the physicality of a sometimes feminine-coded Jesus Christ.

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2024

“How,” he said, “can I possibly make the Dean of Studies understand that there is a divinity in our midst?”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt