divine

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Adjective 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Antonyms 1.2.1.3 Derived terms 1.2.1.4 Translations 1.2.2 Noun 1.2.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2.2 Derived terms 1.2.2.3 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Verb 1.3.1.1 Derived terms 1.3.1.2 Related terms 1.3.1.3 Translations 1.4 Related terms 1.5 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Adjective 3 Italian 3.1 Adjective 4 Latin 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Adverb 4.2.1 Synonyms 4.2.2 Related terms 4.3 References

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: dĭ-vīnʹ, IPA: /dɪˈvaɪn/, SAMPA: /dI"vaIn/
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[edit] Etymology 1

From Old French devin, from Latin dīvīnus, from divus (“‘god’”).

[edit] Adjective

divine (comparative more divine, superlative most divine)

1. of or pertaining to a god
2. eternal, holy, or otherwise supernatural.
3. of superhuman or surpassing excellence
4. beautiful, heavenly

[edit] Synonyms

• (of or pertaining to a god): deific, godlike, godly
• (eternal, holy): hallowed, holy, sacred
• (of superhuman or surpassing excellence): supreme, ultimate
• (beautiful, heavenly): beautiful, delightful, exquisite, heavenly, lovely, magnificent, marvellous/marvelous, splendid, wonderful

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• (of or pertaining to a god): undivine, ungodly
• (eternal, holy): godless, secular
• (of superhuman or surpassing excellence): humdrum, mediocre, ordinary
• (beautiful, heavenly): horrible, horrid, nasty, unpleasant

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[edit] Noun

divine (plural divines)

1. a theologian or cleric
2. (the Divine) a metaphor for a deity, especially the Christian one.

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• (theologian, cleric): clergyman, cleric, man of the cloth, theologian
• (a deity): Allah (Muslim), deity, god, God (Christian)

[edit] Derived terms

• archdivine
• school-divine

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[edit] Etymology 2

From Latin divinus (“‘soothsayer’”).

[edit] Verb

to divine (third-person singular simple present divines, present participle divining, simple past and past participle divined)

1. (transitive) to foretell (something), especially by the use of divination
2. (transitive) to guess (something)
   • 1874, James Thomson, The City of Dreadful Night

     no secret can be told
     To any who divined it not before

   • 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 250c.

     I suppose that we truly are divining that what is is some third thing when we say that change and stability are.

3. (transitive) to search for (underground objects or water) using a divining rod

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• a lo divino
• baculus divinatorius
• divinistre
• Divinópolis
• Divinópolis de Goiás
• La Divina
• lectio divina
• Liposcelis divinatorius
• Salvia divinorum
• São José do Divino
• virgula divina
• voce divinare

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: deiinv
• dive in

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /di.vin/, SAMPA: /di.vin/

[edit] Adjective

divine f.

1. feminine form of divin

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divine

1. feminine plural form of divino

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From dīvīnus (“‘of divine origin’”)

[edit] Adverb

dīvīnē (comparative dīvīnius, superlative dīvīnissimē)

1. prophetically, by divine inspiration
2. divinely, admirably

[edit] Synonyms

• (divinely, admirably): dīvīnitus

[edit] Related terms

• dīvīnātiō
• dīvīnitās
• dīvīnitus
• dīvīnō
• dīvīnus

[edit] References

• Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)