devine
adjective
a frequent misspelling of divine.
devine
Americanadjective
Devine
British
/ dəˈviːn /
noun
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The devine fire to achieve had already lit into a steady flame in his soul, and her presence would make very little difference in future.
From Winding Paths by Gertrude Page
Above all they appealed to the Bible as the devine law, and demanded a religious reform as a condition and preliminary to a thorough renovation of society.
From The Age of the Reformation by Preserved Smith
Whereof every man saied, that yt was rather a thinge devine then humaine, to have founde out that way never knowen before, to goe by the west into the easte.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation. Vol. XIII. America. Part II. by Richard Hakluyt
For nature is God's revelation sure, Which ever was and ever shall endure, A daily new creation, to inspire To simple pleasures and devine desire.
From Home Lyrics by H. S. (Hannah S.) Battersby
The most devout believers have recognized in propositions of this description a class of truths independent of the devine omnipotence.
From Auguste Comte and Positivism by John Stuart Mill
On Monday, the North Yorkshire and South Durham Cricket League began an investigation into Devine, who has been suspended by Saltburn for the "foreseeable future".
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
The video appeared to show Saltburn fielder Brian Devine clicking his fingers in order to trick the umpire into giving a Norton batter out.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Before Sen. Bernie Sanders launched his 2016 presidential campaign, he yelled at Tad Devine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
But Mr. Devine, who served as Mr. Sanders’s chief strategist, isn’t merely retracing the journey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
But he whooped also, croaking hoarsely, glutinous, joyful sounds, riding that bright yellow Ladd Devine backhoe westward, ever westward— Toward the gorge.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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