Meaning & Definition of Divine in English
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Divine
/dɪvaɪn/
noun
1. Terms referring to the judeo-christian god
synonym:
- Godhead,
- Lord,
- Creator,
- Maker,
- Divine,
- God Almighty,
- Almighty,
- Jehovah
2. A clergyman or other person in religious orders
synonym:
- cleric,
- churchman,
- divine,
- ecclesiastic
verb
1. Perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers
synonym:
- divine
2. Search by divining, as if with a rod
- "He claimed he could divine underground water"
synonym:
- divine
adjective
1. Emanating from god
- "Divine judgment"
- "Divine guidance"
- "Everything is black or white...satanic or godly"-saturday review
synonym:
- divine,
- godly
2. Resulting from divine providence
- "Providential care"
- "A providential visitation"
synonym:
- providential,
- divine
3. Being or having the nature of a god
- "The custom of killing the divine king upon any serious failure of his...powers"-j.g.frazier
- "The divine will"
- "The divine capacity for love"
- "'tis wise to learn
- 'Tis god-like to create"-j.g.saxe
synonym:
- divine,
- godlike
4. Devoted to or in the service or worship of a deity
- "Divine worship"
- "Divine liturgy"
synonym:
- divine
5. Appropriate to or befitting a god
- "The divine strength of achilles"
- "A man of godlike sagacity"
- "Man must play god for he has acquired certain godlike powers"-r.h.roveref
synonym:
- divine,
- godlike
6. Being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
- "Her pies were simply divine"
- "The divine shakespeare"
- "An elysian meal"
- "An inspired performance"
synonym:
- divine,
- elysian,
- inspired
Examples of using
The fear of some divine and supreme powers keeps men in obedience.