divine

[ dih-vahyn ]

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.

3. proceeding from God or a god:

   divine laws;

   divine guidance.

4. godlike; characteristic of or befitting a deity:

   divine magnanimity.

5. heavenly; celestial:

   the divine kingdom.

   Antonyms: mundane, worldly

6. extremely good; unusually lovely:

   He has the most divine tenor voice.

7. being a god; being God:

   Zeus, Hera, and other divine beings in Greek mythology.

8. of superhuman or surpassing excellence:

   Beauty is divine.

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

noun

1. a theologian; scholar in religion.
2. a priest or member of the clergy.
3. the Divine,
   1. God.
   2. (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.

   Synonyms: forecast, foresee, predict, foretell

2. to discover (water, metal, etc.) by means of a divining rod.
3. 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.

   Synonyms: understand, discern

4. Archaic. to portend.

verb (used without object)

, di·vined, di·vin·ing.

1. to use or practice divination; prophesy.

   Synonyms: forecast, foresee, predict, foretell

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

   Synonyms: understand, discern

divine

/ dɪˈvaɪn /

adjective

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

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
3. to discern (a hidden or future reality) as though by supernatural power
4. tr to search for (underground supplies of water, metal, etc) using a divining rod

Derived Forms

• diˈvinely, adverb
• diˈvinable, adjective
• diˈvineness, noun
• diˈviner, noun

Other Words From

• 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of divine¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of divine¹

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

Example Sentences

While we were waiting, I said, “Let me share something as well” because I love sharing music and I played the song “Divine Intervention” from my album, and they were like “Yo, man. Wow.”

From Los Angeles Times

Chappell has gathered inspiration from the Divine, wearing a look similar to her “Pink Flamingos” style of over-drawn lips, a mole and blue eyeshadow – what do you think of this homage?

From Salon

Harris, "of course, being a part of Divine Nine, we feel some independent ownership of her career, her life, and also responsibility to take her over the finish line."

From Salon

John Venn was the son of an Anglican minister whose interest was not in the Divine order of the universe, but rather its underlying mathematical structure.

From Salon

The leaders of the nation’s “Divine Nine” Black sororities and fraternities have already been quick to pledge support.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• deduce
• discern
• foresee
• foretell
• infer
• prophesy
• surmise
• visualize