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divine
[ dih-vahyn ]
adjective
- of or relating to a god, especially the Supreme Being.
divine worship.
- proceeding from God or a god:
divine laws;
divine guidance.
- godlike; characteristic of or befitting a deity:
divine magnanimity.
the divine kingdom.
Antonyms: ,
- 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,
- 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)
- to discover or declare (something obscure or in the future) by divination; prophesy.
Synonyms: , , ,
- 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: ,
- Archaic. to portend.
verb (used without object)
- to use or practice divination; prophesy.
Synonyms: , , ,
- to have perception by intuition or insight; conjecture.
Synonyms: ,
divine
/ ɪˈɪ /
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 divineoften 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
Derived Forms
- 徱ˈԱ, adverb
- 徱ˈԲ, adjective
- 徱ˈԱԱ, noun
- 徱ˈԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- 徱··· adjective
- 徱·Ա· adverb
- 徱·Ա·Ա noun
- -徱·Ա adjective
- half-徱·Ա· adverb
- pre·徱··· adjective
- ··徱·Ա adjective
- ܲ·徱·Ա adjective
- sub·徱·Ա· adverb
- sub·徱·Ա·Ա noun
- ··徱·Ա adjective
- un·徱··· adjective
- ܲ·徱·Ա adjective
- ܲ·徱··Բ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of divine1
Example Sentences
Diehard patriots who betray their country; anti-elitists who worship billionaires; cold-eyed realists living in a fantasy world; rugged individualists fawning over their divine emperor; affirmers of life who embrace death.
I almost feel like it was divine intervention.
Sample lyric: “Line, line, line, line, what’s it for, must be divine.”
In other words, they are “less a biography than a passionate manifesto, showing how a young man from a rural background suddenly became a lightning rod for divine power.”
The Bible casts the double-minded man as insecure in his faith, divided between divine direction and worldly distraction.
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