di'viner
World English Dictionary
divine (dɪˈvaɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or characterizing God or a deity |
| 2. | godlike |
| 3. | of, relating to, or associated with religion or worship: the divine liturgy |
| 4. | of supreme excellence or worth |
| 5. | informal splendid; perfect |
| —n | |
| 6. | (often capital) the divine another term for God |
| 7. | a priest, esp one learned in theology |
| —vb | |
| 8. | to perceive or understand (something) by intuition or insight |
| 9. | to conjecture (something); guess |
| 10. | to discern (a hidden or future reality) as though by supernatural power |
| 11. | (tr) to search for (underground supplies of water, metal, etc) using a divining rod |
| [C14: from Latin dīvīnus, from dīvus a god; related to deus a god] | |
| di'vinable | |
| —adj | |
| di'vinely | |
| —adv | |
| di'vineness | |
| —n | |
| di'viner | |
| —n | |
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