divine

[ dih-vahyn ]
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adjective,di·vin·er, di·vin·est.
  1. of or relating to a god, especially the Supreme Being.

  2. addressed, appropriated, or devoted to God or a god; religious; sacred: divine worship.

  1. proceeding from God or a god: divine laws;divine guidance.

  2. godlike; characteristic of or befitting a deity: divine magnanimity.

  3. heavenly; celestial: the divine kingdom.

  4. extremely good; unusually lovely: He has the most divine tenor voice.

  5. being a god; being God: Zeus, Hera, and other divine beings in Greek mythology.

  6. of superhuman or surpassing excellence: Beauty is divine.

  7. Obsolete. of or relating to divinity or theology.

noun
  1. a theologian; scholar in religion.

  2. a priest or member of the clergy.

  1. the Divine,

    • God.

    • (sometimes lowercase) the spiritual aspect of humans; the group of attributes and qualities of humankind regarded as godly or godlike.

verb (used with object),di·vined, di·vin·ing.
  1. to discover or declare (something obscure or in the future) by divination; prophesy.

  2. to discover (water, metal, etc.) by means of a divining rod.

  1. to perceive by intuition or insight; conjecture: She divined personal details about her customers based on their clothing and accents.It was not difficult to divine his true intent.

  2. Archaic. to portend.

verb (used without object),di·vined, di·vin·ing.
  1. to use or practice divination; prophesy.

  2. to have perception by intuition or insight; conjecture.

Origin of divine

1
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English divin(e), devin(e), from Old French devin(e), Latin dīvīnus, equivalent to dīv(us) “god” + -īnus -ine1

Other words for divine

Opposites for divine

Other words from divine

  • di·vin·a·ble, adjective
  • di·vine·ly, adverb
  • di·vine·ness, noun
  • half-di·vine, adjective
  • half-di·vine·ly, adverb
  • pre·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

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British Dictionary definitions for divine

divine

/ (dɪˈvaɪn) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or characterizing God or a deity

  2. godlike

  1. of, relating to, or associated with religion or worship: the divine liturgy

  2. of supreme excellence or worth

  3. informal splendid; perfect

noun
  1. the divine (often capital) another term for God

  2. a priest, esp one learned in theology

verb
  1. to perceive or understand (something) by intuition or insight

  2. to conjecture (something); guess

  1. to discern (a hidden or future reality) as though by supernatural power

  2. (tr) to search for (underground supplies of water, metal, etc) using a divining rod

Origin of divine

1
C14: from Latin dīvīnus, from dīvus a god; related to deus a god

Derived forms of divine

  • divinable, adjective
  • divinely, adverb
  • divineness, noun
  • diviner, noun

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