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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 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

[ English

[ Pronunciation

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

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

[ 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

[ 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
• (of superhuman or surpassing excellence): humdrum, mediocre, ordinary
• (beautiful, heavenly): horrible, horrid, nasty, unpleasant

[ Derived terms

Terms derived from divine

all-divine argument from divine hiddenness Book of Divine Worship The Church of God in Divine Order The Church of Divine Science countenance divine Divine Adoratrice of Amun divine afflatus The Divine Comedy divine command theory 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 Divine Liturgy divinely Divine Mercy Sunday divine messenger Divine Mind Divine Mother

divine move divineness Divine Office, divine office divine polity The Divine Praises 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 Feast of the Divine Mercy Gate of Divine Might, Gate of Divine Prowess indivine Mother Divine Revelation of Saint John the Divine semi-divine, semidivine Society of the Divine Savior subdivine to err is human, to forgive divine undivine undivinelike

[ Translations

of or pertaining to a god

Finnish: taivaallinen, jumalallinen, taivainen French: divin m., divine f. German: göttlich

Hebrew: אלוהי (elohy) Italian: divino m., divina f.

eternal, holy or otherwise supernatural

Finnish: ylimaallinen, pyhä

German: göttlich

of superhuman or surpassing excellence

Finnish: yli-inhimillinen, jumalainen French: divin m., divine f.

German: göttlich

beautiful, heavenly

Finnish: jumalainen, taivaallinen French: divin m., divine f.

German: göttlich Hebrew: אלוהי (elohy)

[ Noun

Singular divine

Plural divines

divine (plural divines)

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

[ Synonyms

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

[ Derived terms

• archdivine
• school-divine

[ Translations

theologian, cleric

Finnish: teologi, jumaluusoppinut

Italian: divino m., divina f.

a deity

See: deity

[ Etymology 2

From Latin divinus (“‘soothsayer’”).

[ Verb

Infinitive to divine

Third person singular divines

Simple past divined

Past participle divined

Present participle divining

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

1. (transitive) to foretell (something), especially by thee use of divination
2. (transitive) to guess (something)
   • 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

[ Derived terms

derived terms

divinable divined divinement diviner divineress divining divinise, divinize divinister

[ Related terms

related terms

divinail divinal divination divinator divinatorial divinatory divinatrice divinify divinipotent divinise, divinize divinity predivine

[ Translations

foretell (something)

Finnish: ennustaa, nähdä tulevaisuuteen French: prédire

Portuguese: predizer

guess (something)

Finnish: arvata, aavistaa French: deviner

Italian: indovinare Portuguese: adivinhar

search for (underground objects or water) using a divining rod

Finnish: etsiä vettä varvun avulla

[ 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

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[ French

[ Pronunciation

• IPA: /di.vin/
• SAMPA: /di.vin/

[ Adjective

divine f.

1. feminine form of divin

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[ Italian

[ Adjective

divine

1. feminine plural form of divino

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[ Latin

[ Etymology

From dīvīnus (“‘of divine origin’”)

[ Adverb

dīvīnē (comparative dīvīnius, superlative dīvīnissimē)

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

[ Synonyms

• (divinely, admirably): dīvīnitus

[ Related terms

• dīvīnātiō
• dīvīnitās
• dīvīnitus
• dīvīnō
• dīvīnus

[ References

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