dei for mity

[Eng. deiform; -ity.] 1. Godlike form or character. "Thus the soul's numerous plurality I've prov'd, and shew'd she is not very God; But yet a decent dei for mity Have given her." H. More: Song of the Soul , iv. 27. 2. Conformity or accordance with the will of God. "The short and secure way to divine union and dei for mity being faithfully performed,."- Spiritual Conquest (1651), iv. 36. , pit IMG:content-2060.png:[blocks in formation] (q. v.). *dein-ac-ri-da, s. [Gr. deinos dreadful, and akris (gen it, akridos ) =a locust.] Locust tribe (Salt at or i a), order Orthoptera (q. v.). Entom .: A genus The Deinacrida, which were first described by genus of Insects belonging to the 3. To praise exce ively; to extol as a god. "He did again so extol and deify the pope."- Bacon . de-1-fy-ing, pr . par ., a. & 8. [DEIFY.] A. & B. As pr . par. & particip . adj.: (See the White, are abundant in New Zealand, where they verb.) C. As subst.: Deification. "The deifying of Hercules and Bacchus."-Brende: 9. Curtius, fol. 223.