divinity an American confection related to nougat and marshmallow. It is made by cooking a sugar syrup to the firm- or hard-ball stage (120 °C or 124 °C (255 °F), see sugar boiling), and then beating it into whisked egg whites. Occasionally egg yolks are used instead of the whites, to give a yellow result. Vanilla is often used as a flavouring, and nuts, glacé cherries, or candied angelica added. ‘Sea foam’ is a name sometimes given to divinity made with soft light-brown sugar, rather than ordinary granulated sugar.
