I. di ‧ vine 1 /dəˈvaɪn, dɪˈvaɪn/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: divin , from Latin divus 'god' ]
1 . coming from or relating to God or a god
divine intervention/providence/revelation/guidance etc
faith in divine providence
divine power
divine love
2 . old-fashioned very pleasant or good
—divinely adverb :
a divinely inspired idea
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THESAURUS
▪ holy [usually before noun] connected with God and religion, and therefore treated in a special way – used especially in the following phrases:
the Holy Bible
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the holy city of Mecca
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a Hindu holy man
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They believe they are fighting a holy war.
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The priest puts some holy water on the child’s head.
▪ sacred connected with God and religion, and therefore treated in a special way – used especially in the following phrases:
This place is sacred to both Jews and Muslims.
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In India, cows are considered sacred.
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the Hindu sacred texts
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sacred music
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a sacred ritual
▪ divine relating to or coming from God:
the divine right of kings
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divine justice
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divine providence
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Human love should be a reflection of divine love, and so not be selfish or cruel.
▪ spiritual relating to the soul, the spirit, and religion, and not with physical things or ordinary human activities:
Your spiritual life is far more important than any material things you could acquire.
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the spiritual leader of the Tibetans
▪ hallowed a hallowed place is considered to be very holy:
He was buried in hallowed ground.
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The Golden Temple is Sikhism’s most hallowed shrine.
▪ blessed made holy by God – used especially about saints:
the blessed Virgin Mary
II. divine 2 BrE AmE verb
1 . [transitive] literary to discover or guess something
divine that
Somehow, the children had divined that he was lying.
2 . [intransitive] to search for underground water or minerals using a Y-shaped stick:
a divining rod (=the stick used for this)
—diviner noun [countable]