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divine

[ dih-vahyn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, di·vin·er, di·vin·est.

of or relating to a god, especially the Supreme Being.
addressed, appropriated, or devoted to God or a god; religious; sacred:
divine worship.
proceeding from God or a god:
divine laws;
divine guidance.
godlike; characteristic of or befitting a deity:
divine magnanimity.
heavenly; celestial:
the divine kingdom.
Antonyms: mundane, worldly
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.

noun

a theologian; scholar in religion.
a priest or member of the clergy.
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.

to discover or declare (something obscure or in the future) by divination; prophesy.
Synonyms: forecast, foresee, predict, foretell
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.
Synonyms: understand, discern
Archaic. to portend.

verb (used without object)

, di·vined, di·vin·ing.

to use or practice divination; prophesy.
Synonyms: forecast, foresee, predict, foretell
to have perception by intuition or insight; conjecture.
Synonyms: understand, discern

divine

/ dɪˈvaɪn /

adjective

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

noun

the divine
often capital another term for God
a priest, esp one learned in theology

verb

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

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Derived Forms

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

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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

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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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of divine¹

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

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Example Sentences

Divine intervention aside, it’s the lack of intervention from the Valencia and central government which is now infuriating him.

From BBC

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.

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