DIVINE


Meaning of DIVINE in English

[di.vine] adj di.vin.er ; -est [ME divin, fr. MF, fr. L divinus, fr. divus god--more at deity] (14c) 1 a: of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God or a god "~ love" b: being a deity "the ~ Savior" c: directed to a deity "~ worship"

2. a: supremely good: superb "the pie was ~" b: heavenly, godlike -- di.vine.ly adv

[2]divine n [ME, fr. ML divinus, fr. L, soothsayer, fr. divinus, adj.] (14c) 1: clergyman

2: theologian [3]divine vb di.vined ; di.vin.ing [ME, fr. MF & L; MF diviner, fr. L divinare, fr. divinus, n.] vt (14c) 1: to discover intuitively: infer

2: to discover or locate (as water or minerals underground) usu. by means of a divining rod ~ vi 1: to practice divination: prophesy

2: to perceive intuitively syn see foresee

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