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.

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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OTHER WORDS FROM divine

di·vin·a·ble, adjective di·vine·ly, adverb di·vine·ness, noun half-di·vine, adjective

half-di·vine·ly, adverb pre·di·vin·a·ble, adjective pseu·do·di·vine, adjective sub·di·vine, adjective sub·di·vine·ly, adverb sub·di·vine·ness, noun su·per·di·vine, adjective un·di·vin·a·ble, adjective un·di·vined, adjective un·di·vin·ing, adjective

Words nearby divine

dividendus, divider, dividers, dividual, divination, divine, divine comedy, divine healing, divine liturgy, divine mind, divine mother

Example sentences from the Web for divining

Her father fled Libya four years after Col. Gaddafi came to power, divining where the country was heading.

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There is a need to go deeper into a so-called spiritual belief system of your own divining.

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But as if divining her intention, the elders gathered in an accusing squad in front of her.

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It is supposed that very few persons can use the divining rod effectually; for most men it refuses to turn.

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They were printed on a yellow-tinted paper, and when issued were accompanied by a small book of rules for their use in divining.

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"I am old and I have seen many sorrows," said Gabriel Druse, divining what was in her mind.

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Rand was quick at divining men, and now he thought, "This man would make a tireless enemy."

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British Dictionary definitions for divining

divine

/ (dɪˈvaɪn) /

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 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, adjective divinely, adverb divineness, noun diviner, noun

Word Origin for divine

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

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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.

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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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ANTONYMS FOR divine

OTHER WORDS FROM divine

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