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Webster 1913 Edition
Divine
Di-vine′
,Adj.
[F.
divin
, L. divinus
divine, divinely inspired, fr. divus
, dius
, belonging to a deity; akin to Gr. [GREEK], and L. deus
, God. See Deity
.] 1.
Of or belonging to God;
“The immensity of the divine nature.” as,
divine
perfections; the divine
will. Paley.
2.
Proceeding from God;
“Divine protection.” as,
. divine
judgmentsBacon.
3.
Appropriated to God, or celebrating his praise; religious; pious; holy;
as,
divine
service; divine
songs; divine
worship.4.
Pertaining to, or proceeding from, a deity; partaking of the nature of a god or the gods.
“The divine Apollo said.” Shak.
5.
Godlike; heavenly; excellent in the highest degree; supremely admirable; apparently above what is human. In this application, the word admits of comparison;
as, the
. divinest
mindSir J. Davies.
“The divine Desdemona.” Shak.
A
divine
sentence is in the lips of the king. Prov. xvi. 10.
But not to one in this benighted age
Is that
Is that
diviner
inspiration given. Gray.
6.
Presageful; foreboding; prescient.
[Obs.]
Yet oft his heart,
Misgave him.
divine
of something ill,Misgave him.
Milton.
7.
Relating to divinity or theology.
Syn. – Supernatural; superhuman; godlike; heavenly; celestial; pious; holy; sacred; preëminent.
1.
One skilled in divinity; a theologian.
“Poets were the first divines.” Denham.
2.
A minister of the gospel; a priest; a clergyman.
The first
divines
of New England were surpassed by none in extensive erudition. J. Woodbridge.
Di-vine′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Divined
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Divining
.] 1.
To foresee or foreknow; to detect; to anticipate; to conjecture.
A sagacity which
divined
the evil designs. Bancroft.
2.
To foretell; to predict; to presage.
Darest thou . . .
divine
his downfall? Shakespeare
3.
To render divine; to deify.
[Obs.]
Syn. – To foretell; predict; presage; prophesy; prognosticate; forebode; guess; conjecture; surmise.
Di-vine′
,Verb.
I.
1.
To use or practice divination; to foretell by divination; to utter prognostications.
The prophets thereof
divine
for money. Micah iii. 11.
2.
To have or feel a presage or foreboding.
Suggest but truth to my
divining
thoughts. Shakespeare
3.
To conjecture or guess;
as, to
. divine
rightlyWebster 1828 Edition
Divine
DIVINE
,Adj.
1.
Pertaining to the true God; as the divine nature; divine perfections.2.
Pertaining to a heathen deity, or to false gods.3.
Partaking of the nature of God.Half human, half divine.
4.
Proceeding from God; as divine judgments.5.
Godlike; heavenly; excellent in the highest degree; extraordinary; apparently above what is human. In this application the word admits of comparison; as a divine invention; a divine genius; the divinest mind.A divine sentence is in the lips of the king. Proverbs 16.
6.
Presageful; foreboding; prescient. [Not used.]7.
Appropriated to God, or celebrating his praise; as divine service; divine songs; divine worship.DIVINE
,Noun.
1.
A minister of the gospel; a priest; a clergyman.The first divines of New England were surpassed by none in extensive erudition, personal sanctity, and diligence in the pastoral office.
2.
A man skilled in divinity; a theologian; as a great divine.DIVINE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To foreknow; to foretell; to presage.Darst thou divine his downfall?
2.
To deify. [Not in use.]DIVINE
,Verb.
I.
1.
To use or practice divination.2.
To utter presages or prognostications.The prophets thereof divine for money. Micah 3.
3.
To have presages or forebodings.Suggest but truth to my divining thoughts--
4.
To guess or conjecture.Could you divine what lovers bear.
Definition 2024
divine
divine
See also: diviné
English
Adjective
divine (comparative more divine, superlative most divine)
- Of or pertaining to a god.
- Eternal, holy, or otherwise godlike.
- Of superhuman or surpassing excellence.
- Beautiful, heavenly.
- (obsolete) Foreboding; prescient.
- Milton
- Yet oft his heart, divine of something ill, / Misgave him.
- Milton
- Relating to divinity or theology.
- South
- church history and other divine learning
- South
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
Antonyms
- (of or pertaining to a god): undivine, ungodly
- (eternal, holy): godless, secular, ungodly
- (of superhuman or surpassing excellence): humdrum, mediocre, ordinary
- (beautiful, heavenly): horrible, horrid, nasty, unpleasant
Derived terms
Terms derived from divine
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Translations
of or pertaining to a god
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eternal, holy or otherwise godlike
of superhuman or surpassing excellence
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beautiful, heavenly
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Noun
divine (plural divines)
- One skilled in divinity; a theologian.
- Denham
- Poets were the first divines.
- Denham
- A minister of the gospel; a priest; a clergyman.
- J. Woodbridge
- The first divines of New England were surpassed by none in extensive erudition.
- J. Woodbridge
- (often capitalized, with 'the') God or a god, particularly in its aspect as a transcendental concept.
Synonyms
- (theologian, cleric): clergyman, cleric, man of the cloth, theologian
- (a deity): deity, god, God, Allah (Muslim)
Derived terms
- archdivine
- school-divine
Translations
theologian, cleric
a deity — see deity
Etymology 2
From Middle French deviner, from Latin divino.
Verb
divine (third-person singular simple present divines, present participle divining, simple past and past participle divined)
- (transitive) To foretell (something), especially by the use of divination.
- Bancroft
- a sagacity which divined the evil designs
- Shakespeare
- Darest thou […] divine his downfall?
- Bancroft
- (transitive) To guess (something).
- 1874, James Thomson, The City of Dreadful Night
- no secret can be told
To any who divined it not before
- no secret can be told
- 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, chapter 43
- If in the loneliness of his studio he wrestled desperately with the Angel of the Lord he never allowed a soul to divine his anguish.
- 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.
- 1874, James Thomson, The City of Dreadful Night
- (transitive) To search for (underground objects or water) using a divining rod.
- To render divine; to deify.
- Spenser
- Living on earth like angel new divined.
- Spenser
Derived terms
derived terms
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Related terms
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Translations
foretell (something)
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guess (something)
search for (underground objects or water) using a divining rod
Related terms
- 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
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From dīvīnus (“of divine origin”)
Adverb
dīvīnē (comparable dīvīnius, superlative dīvīnissimē)
Synonyms
- (divinely, admirably): dīvīnitus
Related terms
References
- divine in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- divine in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “divine”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)
Spanish
Verb
divine