divine

[ dih-vahyn ]

/ dɪˈvaɪn /

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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.

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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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

OTHER WORDS FROM divine

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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Example sentences from the Web for divine

Not anger but "divinest melancholy" was responsible, I knew, for my unconventional behavior.
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda
I answer that justice, in its highest and divinest sense, is equal good and equal right to all.
Life and Labors of Elder John Kline, the Martyr Missionary|John Kline
Surely that was the highest, the divinest, the most perfect way of love!
The Devourers|Annie Vivanti Chartres
The world is commonplace or fraught with divinest meanings, according as we see it so.
The Gate of Appreciation|Carleton Noyes

Sophocles is doubtless the better artist, the more complete; but are we to expect anything but glimpses and ruins of the divinest?
Letters of Edward FitzGerald|Edward FitzGerald

British Dictionary definitions for divine

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 forms of divine

divinable, 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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adjective, di·vin·er, di·vin·est.

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

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adjective, di·vin·er, di·vin·est.

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

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