English Explanatory Dictionary

divine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to a god.
  2. Eternal, holy, or otherwise godlike.
  3. Of superhuman or surpassing excellence.
  4. Beautiful, heavenly.
  5. Foreboding; prescient.
  6. immortal; elect or saved after death
  7. Relating to divinity or theology.
noun
  1. One skilled in divinity; a theologian.
  2. A minister of the gospel; a priest; a clergyman.
  3. God or a god, particularly in its aspect as a transcendental concept.
verb
  1. To foretell (something), especially by the use of divination.
  2. To guess or discover (something) through intuition or insight.
  3. To search for (underground objects or water) using a divining rod.
  4. To render divine; to deify.
name
  1. A surname.
adj
  1. Alternative letter-case form of divine.

Pronunciation

dĭ-vīnʹ /dɪˈvaɪn/ en-us-divine.ogg

Word forms

divine more divine most divine divines divining divined

Etymology

From Old French divin, from Latin dīvīnus (“of a god”), from divus (“god”). Displaced native Old English godcund.

Synonyms

deific divine godly godlike hallowed holy sacred blessed celestial devoutful heavenly sanctimonious supreme ultimate beautiful delightful exquisite lovely wonderful attractive beauteous beautifool beautimous bona vardering bonnie breathtaking captivating comely cute esculent fair fetching fine-looking good-looking good enough to eat handsome knockout lovesome lustrious nice nice-looking personable pretty prettiful pulchritudinous shapely sheen sightly stunning swanlike well-favoured winsome awesome based beat beatific bewildering blissful enchanting extraordinary

Antonyms

nondivine undivine ungodly ungodlike godless secular humdrum mediocre ordinary horrible horrid nasty unpleasant

Related words

celestial heavenly divinail divinal divination divinator divinatorial divinatory divinatrice divinify divinipotent divinise divinize divinistre divinity Divinópolis predivine a lo divino baculus divinatorius Divinópolis de Goiás La Divina lectio divina Liposcelis divinatorius Salvia divinorum São José do Divino virgula divina voce divinare Devine

Derived words

all-divine antidivine argument from divine hiddenness Book of Divine Worship countenance divine demidivine Divine Adoratrice of Amun divine afflatus divine coincidence divine command theory divine contentment divine countenance divine fallacy divine grace divine guidance divine healing divine inspiration divine intervention divine judgement divine judgment divine kings divine kingship divine lady divine language divine law Divine Life Society divinelike Divine Liturgy divinely Divine Mercy Sunday divine messenger Divine Mind Divine Mother divine move Divine Mystery divineness Divine Office divine polity divine proportion Divine Providence divine ratio divine retribution divine revelation divine right divine rule divine section divine service divine simplicity divine spark divinesse Divine Unity divine will healing Divine Word Missionaries divinisation divinish divinization Feast of the Divine Mercy Gate of Divine Might Gate of Divine Prowess indivine
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