divine

di·vine  (d-vn)

adj. di·vin·er, di·vin·est

1.

a. Having the nature of or being a deity.

b. Of, relating to, emanating from, or being the expression of a deity: sought divine guidance through meditation.

c. Being in the service or worship of a deity; sacred.

2. Superhuman; godlike.

3.

a. Supremely good or beautiful; magnificent: a divine performance of the concerto.

b. Extremely pleasant; delightful: had a divine time at the ball.

4. Heavenly; perfect.

n.

1. A cleric.

2. A theologian.

v. di·vined, di·vin·ing, di·vines

v.tr.

1. To foretell through or as if through the art of divination. See Synonyms at foretell.

2.

a. To know by inspiration, intuition, or reflection.

b. To guess.

3. To locate (underground water or minerals) with a divining rod; douse.

v.intr.

1. To practice divination.

2. To guess.

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[Middle English, from Old French devine, from Latin dvnus, divine, foreseeing, from dvus, god; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots. V., Middle English divinen, from Old French deviner, from Latin dvnre, from dvnus.]

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di·vinely adv.

di·vineness n.

di·viner n.

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divine [dɪˈvaɪn]

adj

1. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) of, relating to, or characterizing God or a deity

2. godlike

3. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) of, relating to, or associated with religion or worship the divine liturgy

4. of supreme excellence or worth

5. Informal splendid; perfect

n

1. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) (often capital; preceded by the) another term for God

2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a priest, esp one learned in theology

vb

1. to perceive or understand (something) by intuition or insight

2. to conjecture (something); guess

3. to discern (a hidden or future reality) as though by supernatural power

4. (Mining & Quarrying) (tr) to search for (underground supplies of water, metal, etc.) using a divining rod

[from Latin dīvīnus, from dīvus a god; related to deus a god]

divinable  adj

divinely  adv

divineness  n

diviner  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Divine - terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God Almighty, Creator, God Almighty, Godhead, Lord, Maker, Jehovah Blessed Trinity, Holy Trinity, Sacred Trinity, Trinity - the union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one Godhead hypostasis of Christ, hypostasis - any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united
	2.	divine - a clergyman or other person in religious orders churchman, cleric, ecclesiastic clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend - a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church ordainer - a cleric who ordains; a cleric who admits someone to holy orders pardoner - a medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences pluralist - a cleric who holds more than one benefice at a time
Verb	1.	divine - perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers perceive, comprehend - to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" chiromance - divine by reading someone's palms; "The Gypsies chiromanced"; "She refused to chiromance my fate"
	2.	divine - search by divining, as if with a rod; "He claimed he could divine underground water" dowse - use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"
Adj.	1.	divine - emanating from God; "divine judgment"; "divine guidance"; "everything is black or white...satanic or godly"-Saturday Review godly heavenly - of or belonging to heaven or god
	2.	divine - resulting from divine providence; "providential care"; "a providential visitation" providential heavenly - of or belonging to heaven or god
	3.	divine - 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 godlike heavenly - of or belonging to heaven or god
	4.	divine - devoted to or in the service or worship of a deity; "divine worship"; "divine liturgy" sacred - concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music"
	5.	divine - 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 godlike superhuman - above or beyond the human or demanding more than human power or endurance; "superhuman beings"; "superhuman strength"; "soldiers driven mad by superhuman misery"
	6.	divine - 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" inspired, elysian glorious - having or deserving or conferring glory; "a long and glorious career"; "our glorious literature"

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divine

adjective

1. heavenly, spiritual, holy, immortal, supernatural, celestial, angelic, superhuman, godlike, cherubic, seraphic, supernal (literary), paradisaical a gift from divine beings

2. sacred, religious, holy, spiritual, blessed, revered, venerable, hallowed, consecrated, sanctified the message of the Divine book

3. (Informal) wonderful, perfect, beautiful, excellent, lovely, stunning (informal), glorious, marvellous, splendid, gorgeous, delightful, exquisite, radiant, superlative, ravishing You look simply divine.

noun

priest, minister, vicar, reverend, pastor, cleric, clergyman, curate, churchman, padre (informal), holy man, man of God, man of the cloth, ecclesiastic, father confessor He had the air of a divine.

verb

1. guess, understand, suppose, suspect, perceive, discern, infer, deduce, apprehend, conjecture, surmise, foretell, intuit, prognosticate He had tried to divine her intentions.

2. dowse (for water or minerals) find through dowsing I was divining for water.

Translations

divine¹ [dɪˈvaɪn]

A. ADJ (Rel) → divino (fig) → sublime → divino, maravilloso

B. N → teólogo m

C. CPD divine right N → derecho m divino
divine service N → culto m, oficio m divino

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divine² [dɪˈvaɪn] VT → adivinar

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divine [dɪˈvaɪn]

adj

(= sent by god) → divin(e)

(old-fashioned) (= wonderful) → divin(e)
simply divine → absolument divin(e)

vt

[+ future] → prédire, présager

[+ truth, fact] → deviner, entrevoir

vi (= dowse) to divine for water → chercher à découvrir une source (à l'aide de baguettes)

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divine

adj (Rel, fig inf) → göttlich; divine worship → Anbetung f → Gottes

n → Theologe m; (= priest) → Geistliche(r) m

vt

(= foretell) the future → weissagen, prophezeien

(liter: = make out) sb’s intentions → erahnen, erspüren (liter)

(= find) water, metal → aufspüren

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divine [dɪˈvaɪn]

1. adj (Rel) (fig) (old) → divino/a
what divine weather! → che tempo favoloso!

2. vt (future) → divinare, predire; (truth) → indovinare; (water) → individuare (tramite rabdomanzia)

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divine [dɪˈvaɪn]

1. adj (Rel) (fig) (old) → divino/a
what divine weather! → che tempo favoloso!

2. vt (future) → divinare, predire; (truth) → indovinare; (water) → individuare (tramite rabdomanzia)

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divine

adj divine [diˈvain]

1 of or belonging to God or a god divine wisdom. goddelik إلهي، رَبّاني божествен boží guddommelig göttlich θείος, θεϊκός divino jumalik الهی؛ خدایی jumalallinen divin אֱלוֹהִי ईश्वरीय, स्वर्गीय, पवित्र božanski isteni ilahi guðdómlegur divino 神の 신의 dieviškas dievišķīgs tuhan goddelijk guddommelig boski divino divin божественный boží božanski, božji božanski gudomlig เกี่ยวกับพระเจ้า kutsal, tanrısal 神的 божий; небесний خدا یا دیوتا کا thần thánh 神的

2 very good or excellent What divine weather! hemels, fantasties, ongelooflik, wonderlik رائِع прекрасен božský himmelsk himmlisch θαυμάσιος divino, precioso jumalik, oivaline بسیار خوب؛ معرکه hyvä divin, admirable נִפלָא श्रेष्ठ izvrstan pompás bagus himneskur, frábær magnifico すばらしい 멋진 dieviškas brīnišķīgs; lielisks sangat baik heerlijk vidunderlig, skjønn boski, wspaniały divino superb, minunat дивный božský čudovit divan gudomlig, härlig, underbar เยี่ยมยอด şahane, muhteşem, enfes 好極了的 божественний; чудовий بہت خوب tuyệt diệu 好极了的

v

to find out by keen understanding I managed to divine the truth. vermoed يَتَكَهَّن، يَكْشِف предвиждам uhádnout gisne; ane; gætte weissagen μαντεύω adivinar ära arvama دریافتن؛ درک کردن aavistaa deviner לְנָחֵש पता लगाना spoznati na božanski način megjósol menemukan segja fyrir um; giska á predire, indovinare 見抜く 추측하다 įspėti paredzēt; nojaust mengagak gissen spå, ane intuitivt, gjette odgadywać adivinhar a ghici предугадывать uhádnuť uganiti spoznati ana (gissa) sig till คาดการณ์ tahmin etmek, önceden bilmek 推測 вгадувати قیاس اور گہری فکر کی مدد سے سمجھنا tiên đoán 推测

n diviˈnation [divi-]

geestelike تَكَهُّن بالغَيْب гадаене věštba spådomskunst die Weissagung μαντεία adivinación ennustamine پیشگویی؛ حدس درست ennustaminen divination הַגָדָת עָתִידוֹת भविष्य कथन, शकुन, विचार božanstvenost megérzés, jövendölés penemuan spakleg ágiskun; spádómur predizione, divinazione 察知 점, 예언 spėjimas, numatymas paredzēšana; nojaušana peramalan gissing spåing, spådom wróżenie adivinhação prorocire гадание; прорицание veštba predvidevanje spoznaja spådom, förutsägelse, aning การทำนาย kehanet, tahmin 預言 віщування; прогноз پیشن گوئی کا ادعا sự bói toán 预言

n diˈviner

a person who has or claims a special ability to find hidden water or metals. wiggelaar مُتَنَبِّئ، عَرّاف، مُتَكَهِّن човeк, който открива подпочвена вода/подземни богатства věštec, hadač, proutkař (mineral-)søger der Wünschelrutengänger μάντης, ραβδοσκόπος zahorí kaevutark غیب گو kaivonkatsoja devin, devineresse, sourcier/-ière מְנַבֵּא, מְגָלֶה מָיִם וּמַתָכוֹת भविष्यवक्ता vrač, gatalac varázsvesszős forráskutató ahli nujum spámaður rabdomante 水脈占い師 점쟁이, 수맥가 vandens/metalų ieškotojas rīkstnieks peramal wichelaar vannleter; malmleter różdżkarz adivinho ghicitor, proroc лозоискатель veštec, -kyňa, prorok; prútikár bajalec rašljar slagruteman ผู้หยั่งรู้ gizli su ve maden yataklarını bulma yeteneği olan kimse, kâhin 預言者 той, хто шукає воду чи руду پیش بیں người dò nước 预言者

n diˈvining

discovering the presence of underground water, metal etc by holding a diˈvining-rod which moves when held directly above the water etc water-divining. aanwysing عَصا الأسْتِنْباء: الأسْتِدلال على وُجود الماء أو المَعادِن تَحْتَ سَطْحِ الأرْض пръчка за откриване на подпочвена вода hledání pomocí proutku (mineral-)søgning das Wünschelrutengehen ραβδοσκοπία adivinación veesoonte otsimine کشف منابع زیرزمینی kaivonkatsonta radiesthésie גִילוּי מָיִם תָּת-קָרקָעִיים ותכות किसी अलौकिक तरीके से जमीन के नीचे पानी, धातु इत्यादि का पता लगाना otkrivati vodu rašljama varázsvesszős forráskutatás tongkat yang digunakan untuk menemukan sumber air vísa á vatn eða málma með spákvisti rabdomanzia 水脈占い 수맥 찾기, 점 vandens/metalø ieðkojimas rīkstniecība tongkat yang digunakan untuk menemukan sumber air het wichelen leting med ønskekvist różdżkarstwo adivinhação radieste­zie поиск воды, руды с помощью ивового прута hľadanie vody alebo ložiska rudy pomocou prútika bajanje rašlje slagrutesökning; slagruta ค้นพบ yer altında maden ve su bulma (一種用迷信方法探求礦脈、水源的)魔杖 “чарівна лозина” زمین کے اندر پانی یا دھات کی موجودگی کا پتا لگانا sự dò nước bằng que dò nước （一种用迷信方法探求矿脉、水源的）魔杖

n diˈvinity [-ˈvi-]

1 religious studies. godsdiens دِراسات اللاهوت богословие bohosloví teologi die Theologie θεολογία teología usuteadus الهیات teologia théologie תֵּיאוֹלוֹגיָה धर्म विज्ञान bogoslovlje hittudomány teologi guðfræði teologia 神学 신학 teologija teoloģija belajar ketuhanan godgeleerdheid teologi teologia teologia teologie богословие bohoslovie bogoslovstvo teologija teologi, religionskunskap การศึกษาทางศาสนา ilâhiyat, teoloji 神學 богослов'я دینیات khoa thần học 神学

2 a god or goddess The ancient Greeks worshipped many divinities. goddelikhede, afgode إله أو إلهه божество božstvo guddom die Gottheit θεότητα divinidad jumalus الهه؛ خداوند jumaluus divinité אֱלוֹהוּת देवत्व božanstvo istenség dewata guð eða gyðja divinità 神 신 dievybė, dievaitis dievs; dievība ketuhanan godheid guddom, gud(inne) bóstwo, bóg divindade divinitate божество božstvo božanstvo božanstvo gud, gudinna พระเจ้า tanrı ya da tanrıça 神，上帝 божество دیوی یا دیوتا vị thần 神，上帝

3 the state of being divine the divinity of God. Goddelikheid أُلوهَه божественост božství guddommelighed die Göttlichkeit θεία φύση divinidad jumalikkus الوهیت؛ ربانیت jumalallisuus divinité אֱלוֹהוּת, קְדוּשָה ईश्वर božansko istenség keagungan guðdómleiki divinità 神性 신성 dieviškumas dievišķība bersifat ketuhanan godheid guddommelighet boskość divindade caracter divin божественность božská podstata božanskost božanstvenost gudomlighet ความศักดิ์สิทธิ์ ilâhilik, tanrılık 神性 божественність خداوندانہ حیثیت người được tôn sùng 神性