diviner

[ dih-vahy-ner ]

/ dɪˈvaɪ nər /

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noun

a person who divines; soothsayer; prophet.

a person skilled in using a divining rod.

Nearby words

divine right, divine right of kings, divine service, divine, father, divinely, diviner, diving, diving beetle, diving bell, diving board, diving boat

Origin of diviner

1300–50; divine + -er¹; replacing Middle English divinour < Anglo-French < Late Latin dīvīnātor soothsayer, equivalent to Latin dīvīnā(re) to divine + -tor -tor

Definition for diviner (2 of 2)

divine

[ dih-vahyn ]

/ dɪˈvaɪn /

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.

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), di·vined, di·vin·ing.

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.

verb (used without object), di·vined, di·vin·ing.

to use or practice divination; prophesy.

to have perception by intuition or insight; conjecture.

Origin of divine

1275–1325; Middle English < Latin dīvīnus, equivalent to dīv(us) god + -īnus -ine¹; replacing Middle English devin(e) < Old French devin < Latin, as above

SYNONYMS FOR divine

13, 17 foretell, predict, foresee, forecast.

15, 18 discern, understand.

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ANTONYMS FOR divine

5 worldly, mundane.

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Related forms

di·vin·a·ble, adjectivedi·vine·ly, adverbdi·vine·ness, nounhalf-di·vine, adjective

half-di·vine·ly, adverbpre·di·vin·a·ble, adjectivepseu·do·di·vine, adjectivesub·di·vine, adjectivesub·di·vine·ly, adverbsub·di·vine·ness, nounsu·per·di·vine, adjectiveun·di·vin·a·ble, adjectiveun·di·vined, adjectiveun·di·vin·ing, adjective

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Examples from the Web for diviner

For nothing ever so inspires human daring, as the fond belief that it is the agent of a Diviner Wisdom.
Rienzi|Edward Bulwer Lytton
The diviner does not retire to a distance to seek for omens.
The Expositor's Bible:The Book of Numbers|Robert A. Watson
He told of the diviner's report concerning him, and the successive substitutions of niece for daughter and daughter for niece.
Oriental Women|Edward Bagby Pollard
It was necessary for the diviner, like the old swordsmith, to prepare and fit himself for his task.
Myths & Legends of Japan|F. Hadland (Frederick Hadland) Davis

This same thing happened so repeatedly, that his mother began to believe in his skill as a diviner.
Filipino Popular Tales|Dean S. Fansler

British Dictionary definitions for diviner

divine

/ (dɪˈvaɪn) /

adjective

of, relating to, or characterizing God or a deity

godlike

of, relating to, or associated with religion or worshipthe 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

Derived Formsdivinable, adjectivedivinely, adverbdivineness, noundiviner, noun

Word Origin for divine

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

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Word Origin and History for diviner (1 of 3)

divine

adj.

c.1300, from Old French devin (12c.), from Latin divinus "of a god," from divus "a god," related to deus "god, deity" (see Zeus). Weakened sense of "excellent" had evolved by late 15c.

Word Origin and History for diviner (1 of 3)

divine

"to conjure, to guess," originally "to make out by supernatural insight," mid-14c., from Old French deviner, from Vulgar Latin *devinare, dissimilated from *divinare, from Latin divinus (see divine (adj.)), which also meant "soothsayer." Related: Divined; diviner; divining. Divining rod (or wand) attested from 1650s.

Word Origin and History for diviner (2 of 3)

divine

c.1300, "soothsayer," from Old French devin, from Latin divinus (adj.); see divine (adj.). Meaning "ecclesiastic, theologian" is from late 14c.

diviner

noun

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Definition for diviner (2 of 2)

divine

adjective, di·vin·er, di·vin·est.

noun

verb (used with object), di·vined, di·vin·ing.

verb (used without object), di·vined, di·vin·ing.

Origin of divine

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British Dictionary definitions for diviner

divine

adjective

noun

verb

Word Origin for divine

Word Origin and History for diviner (1 of 3)

divine

Word Origin and History for diviner (1 of 3)

divine

Word Origin and History for diviner (2 of 3)

divine