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adjective
1.
of or pertaining to a god, especially the Supreme Being.
2.
addressed, appropriated, or devoted to God or a god; religious; sacred: divine worship.
3.
proceeding from God or a god: divine laws.
4.
godlike; characteristic of or befitting a deity: divine magnanimity.
5.
EXPANDheavenly; celestial: the divine kingdom.
noun
10.
a theologian; scholar in religion.
11.
a priest or member of the clergy.
12.
the Divine,
a.
b.
(sometimes lowercase
) the spiritual aspect of humans; the group of attributes and qualities of humankind regarded as godly or godlike.
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verb (used with object)
13.
to discover or declare (something obscure or in the future) by divination; prophesy.
14.
to discover (water, metal, etc.) by means of a divining rod.
15.
to perceive by intuition or insight; conjecture.
16.
Archaic. to portend.
verb (used without object)
17.
to use or practice divination; prophesy.
18.
to have perception by intuition or insight; conjecture.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English < Latin dīvīnus, equivalent to dīv(us) god + -īnus -ine1; replacing Middle English devin(e) < Old French devin < Latin, as above
1275–1325; Middle English < Latin dīvīnus, equivalent to dīv(us) god + -īnus -ine1; replacing Middle English devin(e) < Old French devin < Latin, as above
Related forms
di·vin·a·ble, adjective
di·vine·ly, adverb
di·vine·ness, noun
half-di·vine, adjective
half-di·vine·ly, adverb
EXPANDpre·di·vin·a·ble, adjective
pseu·do·di·vine, adjective
sub·di·vine, adjective
sub·di·vine·ly, adverb
sub·di·vine·ness, noun
su·per·di·vine, adjective
un·di·vin·a·ble, adjective
un·di·vined, adjective
un·di·vin·ing, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
13, 17. foretell, predict, foresee, forecast. 15, 18. discern, understand.
13, 17. foretell, predict, foresee, forecast. 15, 18. discern, understand.
Antonyms
5. worldly, mundane.
5. worldly, mundane.
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Example Sentences
- One of its central messages is that there is divine light within each person.
- Its theme was contemporary politics and its language that of divine revelation.
- Seriously, if your five year-old can divine the meaning there, then your “talk” with them is long overdue.
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World English Dictionary
| divine (dɪˈvaɪn) | |
| —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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Word Origin & History
divine
c.1300, from O.Fr. devin, from L. divinus "of a god," from divus "a god," related to deus "god, deity" (see Zeus). Weakened sense of "excellent" had evolved by late 15c.
EXPANDdivine
"to conjure, to guess," originally "to make out by supernatural insight," early 14c., from L. divinus (see divine (adj.)), which also meant "soothsayer." Related: Divined; divining. Divining rod (or wand) attested from 1650s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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divine
the power, being, or realm understood by religious persons to be at the core of existence and to have a transformative effect on their lives and destinies. Other terms, such as holy, divine, transcendent, ultimate being (or reality), mystery, and perfection (or purity) have been used for this domain. "Sacred" is also an important technical term in the scholarly study and interpretation of religions
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