Definition of 'divine'
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense divines
, present participle divining
, past tense, past participle divined
1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
2. countable noun
A divine is a priest who specializes in the study of God and religion.
[old-fashioned] 3. graded adjective
[old-fashioned, feelings]
5. verb
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divine in British English
adjective
2.
4.
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Derived forms
divinable (diˈvinable) adjective
divinely (diˈvinely)
adverb
divineness (diˈvineness)
noun
diviner (diˈviner)
noun
Word origin
C14: from Latin dīvīnus, from dīvus a god; related to deus a god
Word Frequency
divine in American English
verb transitiveWord forms: diˈvined or diˈvining
9.
to prophesy
10.
to guess; conjecture
11.
to find out by intuition
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈholy
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Derived forms
divinely (diˈvinely)
adverb
diviner (diˈviner)
noun
Word Frequency
divine in American English
(dɪˈvain) (adjective -viner, -vinest, verb -vined, -vining)
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to a god, esp. the Supreme Being
7.
being a god; being God
a divine person
transitive verb
14.
to discover (water, metal, etc.) by means of a divining rod
15.
to perceive by intuition or insight; conjecture
intransitive verb
SYNONYMS 13, 17. foretell, predict, foresee, forecast. 15, 18. discern, understand.ANTONYMS 5. worldly, mundane.17.
to use or practice divination; prophesy
18.
to have perception by intuition or insight; conjecture
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Derived forms
divinable adjective
divinely
adverb
divineness
noun
Word origin
[1275–1325; ME ‹ L dīvīnus, equiv. to dīv(us) god + -īnus -ine1; r. ME devin(e) ‹ OF devin ‹ L, as above]Examples of 'divine' in a sentence
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British English: divine
ADJECTIVE /dɪˈvaɪn/
You use divine to describe something that is provided by or relates to a god or goddess.
He suggested that the civil war had been a divine punishment.
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