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Diviner
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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.
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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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
"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.
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