divine
of or relating to a god, especially the Supreme Being.
proceeding from God or a god: divine laws;divine guidance.
godlike; characteristic of or befitting a deity: divine magnanimity.
extremely good; unusually lovely: He has the most divine tenor voice.
being a god; being God: Zeus, Hera, and other divine beings in Greek mythology.
of superhuman or surpassing excellence: Beauty is divine.
Obsolete. of or relating to divinity or theology.
a theologian; scholar in religion.
a priest or member of the clergy.
the Divine,
God.
(sometimes lowercase) the spiritual aspect of humans; the group of attributes and qualities of humankind regarded as godly or godlike.
to discover or declare (something obscure or in the future) by divination; prophesy.
to discover (water, metal, etc.) by means of a divining rod.
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.
Archaic. to portend.
to use or practice divination; prophesy.
to have perception by intuition or insight; conjecture.
Origin of divine
1Other words for divine
13, 17 | foretell, predict, foresee, forecast |
15, 18 | discern, understand |
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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How to use divine in a sentence
From this food, one divines the transverse currents of slavery, servitude, and exploitation.
A Restaurateur Reluctantly Becomes a Civil Rights Leader in Steve McQueen’s Brilliant ‘Mangrove’ | Joshua David Stein | December 2, 2020 | EaterAny help you encounter is dumb luck or divine intervention, and you shouldn’t bet the farm on receiving either of those.
The 10-step guide to survival in an emergency | By Tim MacWelch/Outdoor Life | September 29, 2020 | Popular-ScienceIt has served as a kind of mandala — a configuration of symbols intended to direct the viewer’s focus toward something divine or transcendent.
The ancient palindrome that explains Christopher Nolan’s Tenet | Alissa Wilkinson | September 4, 2020 | VoxMendel’s genius lay in divining the simple foundational rules that enable us to begin thinking intelligently about heredity.
How to Design (or at Least Model) Mixed Dog Breeds | Pradeep Mutalik | July 31, 2020 | Quanta MagazineIzanagi and Izanami went on to create more landmasses and give birth to other divine entities, thereby giving form to the principal eight islands of Japan and over 800 kami.
12 Major Japanese Gods and Goddesses You Should Know About | Dattatreya Mandal | May 6, 2020 | Realm of History
After the screening, Jolie, who says she renewed her faith in “the divine” during filming, met briefly with the pope.
Pope Francis Has the Pleasure of Meeting Angelina Jolie for a Few Seconds | Barbie Latza Nadeau | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBeyoncé has, for close to a decade now, been a deity in entertainment: untouchable, successful, divine.
Bow Down, Bitches: How Beyoncé Turned an Elevator Brawl Into a Perfect Year | Kevin Fallon | December 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen a popular Sunni televangelist does it, to forgive is divine.
Disco Mullah Blasphemy Row Highlights Pakistan’s Hypocrisy | Shaheen Pasha | December 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the 1980s, your community allowed hundreds of thousands of us to die because you believed AIDS was divine punishment.
Do LGBTs Owe Christians an Olive Branch? Try The Other Way Around | Jay Michaelson | December 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAllah seems unlikely to enter into a “personal” relationship with Muslims, who readily submit to the divine will.
Does Pope Francis Believe Christians and Muslims Worship the Same God? | Jay Parini | December 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe proceedings of the day commenced with divine service, performed by Unitarian and Baptist ministers.
How little did he divine that the letter of the doctor was called forth by a communication from the countess-dowager.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodBy a voice he saith: Hear me, ye divine offspring, and bud forth as the rose planted by the brooks of waters.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Variousdivine Providence is about to place independence within our reach, in a manner most acceptable to a free and independent people.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanThe vision itself is an outcome of that divine discontent which raises man above his environment.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen Leacock
British Dictionary definitions for divine
/ (dɪˈvaɪn) /
of, relating to, or characterizing God or a deity
godlike
of, relating to, or associated with religion or worship: the divine liturgy
of supreme excellence or worth
informal splendid; perfect
the divine (often capital) another term for God
a priest, esp one learned in theology
to perceive or understand (something) by intuition or insight
to conjecture (something); guess
to discern (a hidden or future reality) as though by supernatural power
(tr) to search for (underground supplies of water, metal, etc) using a divining rod
Origin of divine
1Derived forms of divine
- divinable, adjective
- divinely, adverb
- divineness, noun
- diviner, noun
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