DIVINE

I. adjective (~r; -est) see: deity Date: 14th century 1. of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God or a god , being a deity , directed to a deity , 2. supremely good ; superb , heavenly , godlike , ~ly adverb II. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin divinus, from Latin, soothsayer, from divinus, adjective Date: 14th century clergyman , theologian , III. verb (~d; divining) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French deviner, from Latin divinare, from divinus, noun Date: 14th century transitive verb to discover by intuition or insight ; infer , to discover or locate (as water or minerals underground) usually by means of a divining rod, intransitive verb to practice divination ; prophesy , to perceive intuitively, see: foresee