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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 Word 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
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of divine1
Example Sentences
“Monument Eternal” deftly repurposes archival materials, such as programs from ashram services and vintage concert bills, alongside dreamy images of Turiya that exude divine consciousness, the way a church might display saints or priests.
Their prayers were answered with a comeback that appeared to benefit from a little divine intervention.
Smitten by him and enraptured by the practice of speaking in tongues, which was thought to be channeling the divine, Aimee married him in 1908.
“I think Pope Francis encouraged all of us to be merciful, to practice that divine mercy.”
After spending time in the divine abyss, we’re back in reality, ripped from the stratosphere and placed into one of life’s most mundane torments: the hygienist’s chair.
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