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divine.

Of or pertaining to a god.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/dɪˈvaɪn/
  1. Of or pertaining to a god.

    a divine being
    divine existence
  2. Eternal, holy, or otherwise godlike.

    divine power
  3. Of superhuman or surpassing excellence.

    divine skill
  4. Beautiful, heavenly.

  5. Foreboding; prescient.

    obsolete
  6. immortal; elect or saved after death

    obsolete
  7. Relating to divinity or theology.

Where this word comes from

From Old French divin, from Latin dīvīnus (“of a god”), from divus (“god”). Displaced native Old English godcund.

noun/dɪˈvaɪn/
  1. One skilled in divinity; a theologian.

  2. A minister of the gospel; a priest; a clergyman.

  3. God or a god, particularly in its aspect as a transcendental concept.

    capitalized · often
Where this word comes from

From Old French divin, from Latin dīvīnus (“of a god”), from divus (“god”). Displaced native Old English godcund.

verb/dɪˈvaɪn/
  1. To foretell (something), especially by the use of divination.

    transitive
  2. To guess or discover (something) through intuition or insight.

    transitive
  3. To search for (underground objects or water) using a divining rod.

    transitive
  4. To render divine; to deify.

Where this word comes from

Replaced Middle English devine, devin from Middle French deviner, from Latin dīvīnō.

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