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.

OTHER WORDS FOR divine

13, 17 foretell, predict, foresee, forecast.

15, 18 discern, understand.

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OPPOSITES 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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How to use divine in a sentence

From a mind so highly cultured, an organization so finely strung, we expected the rarest blossoms, the divinest melodies.
Continental Monthly, Vol. I. February, 1862, No. II.|Various
Before me lay the pond, the pastures, and the roofs of a human village—all bathed in the splendor of the year's divinest hour.
Roof and Meadow|Dallas Lore Sharp
Would you learn the divinest glory of a goddess among molluscs?
Punch, Or the London Charivari Volume 107, November 24, 1894|Various
Because, else, the divinest things which are connata and have been common to all men, point to no certain author.
The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 (2 vols)|Thomas De Quincey

In spite of all the prudes say against it, it is the divinest thing in the way of motion that ever was invented.
The Dreamer|Mary Newton Stanard

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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