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- pronunciation:
- dih
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun, verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
of, from, pertaining to, or characteristic of a god or gods.
They prayed to the goddess for divine wisdom.The sailors believed that divine mercy kept the ship from going under.- synonyms:
- godlike, omnipotent, superhuman
- antonyms:
- mortal
- similar words:
- angelic, celestial, exalted, omniscient, sublime, supernatural, transcendent
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| definition 2: |
addressed or consecrated to a god or gods; holy.
On this site was built a divine temple.- synonyms:
- holy, sacred, sanctified
- similar words:
- angelic, hallowed, sainted
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| definition 3: |
godlike in power, excellence, beauty, or the like.
Divine music flowed from her violin.- synonyms:
- godlike, superhuman
- similar words:
- almighty, celestial, exalted, sainted, saintly, supreme, transcendent
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| definition 4: |
(informal) extremely good, beautiful, or pleasing.
This wine is simply divine!She looked divine in that dress.- synonyms:
- celestial, extraordinary, super, wonderful
- similar words:
- angelic, beatific, beautiful, delicious, heavenly, lovely, stunning, superlative
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| related words: |
adorable, glorious, holy, religious, sacred |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
(sometimes cap.) the spiritual or godlike, as opposed to the earthly or worldly (prec. by "the").
Though the priest wished his thoughts could only be of the divine, he nonetheless had to concern himself with the leaky church roof.- similar words:
- divinity
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| definition 2: |
(cap.) God (usu. prec. by "the").
They have a firm belief in the Divine.- synonyms:
- Deity, Divinity, God, Godhead, Omnipotent, Omniscient
- similar words:
- celestial, everlasting
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| definition 3: |
a religious scholar or clergyman.
This is the opinion of many a divine.- similar words:
- bishop, clergyman, cleric, exegete, minister, prelate, priest, religious, theologian
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| related words: |
holy |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
divines, divining, divined |
| definition 1: |
to discover or foretell by omens or supernatural means.
The oracle divined that the battle would end in victory.He asked the fortuneteller to divine his fate.- synonyms:
- augur, foretell, prophesy
- similar words:
- discover, foresee, intuit, predict, sense
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| definition 2: |
to see or know by intuition or inspired guess.
I suddenly divined what his true motives were.The child had long ago divined that she was not wanted.- synonyms:
- apprehend, intuit, sense
- similar words:
- conjecture, foreknow, foresee, guess, surmise
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| definition 3: |
to find (a source of water) by use of a forked rod that is believed to be drawn toward the source.
- synonyms:
- dowse
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| related words: |
fathom, foretell, guess |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to use omens or supernatural means to prophesy or reveal hidden knowledge.
- synonyms:
- augur, prophesy
- similar words:
- presage
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| definition 2: |
to use intuition or conjecture; guess.
- synonyms:
- intuit
- similar words:
- apprehend, conjecture, guess, surmise
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| related words: |
predict, prophesy |
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| derivations: |
divinable (adj.), divinely (adv.) |
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