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divine
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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.

[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.]

di·vinely adv.
di·vineness n.
di·viner n.

divine
Adjective
1. of God or a god
2. godlike
3. Informal splendid or perfect
Noun
a priest who is learned in theology
Verb
[-vining, -vined]
to discover (something) by intuition or guessing [Latin divus a god]
divinely adv
diviner n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.divineDivine - terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
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.divinedivine - a clergyman or other person in religious orders
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
Verb1.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
heavenly - of or belonging to heaven or god
2.divine - resulting from divine providence; "providential care"; "a providential visitation"
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
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
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"
glorious - having or deserving or conferring glory; "a long and glorious career"; "our glorious literature"

divine
verb 6. dowse, (for water or minerals)
Translations

divine [dɪˈvaɪn] adjdivino
vt [+ future] → vaticinar [+ truth]; alumbrar [+ water, metal]; descubrir, detectar
divine [dɪˈvaɪn] adjdivin(e)
vt [+ future] → prédire [+ truth]; deviner, entrevoir [+ water, metal]; détecter la présence de (par l'intermédiaire de la radiesthésie)
divine [dɪˈvaɪn] adjgöttlich
vt (future) → weissagen, prophezeien;
(truth) → erahnen;
(water, metal) → aufspüren
divine [dɪˈvaɪn] adjdivino/a
vt [+ future] → divinare, predire [+ truth]; indovinare [+ water, metal]; individuare tramite radioestesia

divine
adj divine [diˈvain]
1 of or belonging to God or a god divine wisdom.goddelikإلهي، رَبّانيбожественbožíguddommeliggöttlichθείος, θεϊκόςdivinojumalikالهی؛ خداییjumalallinendivinאֱלוֹהִיईश्वरीय, स्वर्गीय, पवित्रbožanskiisteniilahiguðdómlegurdivino神の신성한, 신에게 바치는, 신이 주신dieviškasdievišķīgstuhangoddelijkguddommeligboskidivinodivinбожественныйbožíbožanski, božjibožanskigudomligเกี่ยวกับพระเจ้าkutsal, tanrısal神的божий; небеснийخدا یا دیوتا کاthần thánh
2 very good or excellent What divine weather!hemels, fantasties, ongelooflik, wonderlikرائِعпрекрасенbožskýhimmelskhimmlischθαυμάσιοςdivino, preciosojumalik, oivalineبسیار خوب؛ معرکهjumalainendivin, admirableנִפלָאश्रेष्ठizvrstanpompásbagushimneskur, frábærmagnificoすばらしい멋진, 아주 훌륭한dieviškasbrīnišķīgs; lieliskssangat baikheerlijkvidunderlig, skjønnboski, wspaniałydivinosuperb, minunatдивныйbožskýčudovitdivangudomlig, härlig, underbarเยี่ยมยอดşahane, muhteşem, enfes好極了的божественний; чудовийبہت خوبtuyệt diệu
v
to find out by keen understanding I managed to divine the truth.vermoedيَتَكَهَّن، يَكْشِفпредвиждамuhádnoutgisne; ane; gætteweissagenμαντεύωadivinarära arvamaدریافتن؛ درک کردنaavistaadevinerלְנָחֵשपता लगानाspoznati na božanski načinmegjósolmenemukansegja fyrir um; giska ápredire, indovinare見抜く알아내다, 꿰뚫어보다, 예언하다, 점치다įspėtiparedzēt; nojaustmengagakgissenspå, ane intuitivt, gjetteodgadywaćadivinhara ghiciпредугадыватьuhádnuťuganitispoznatiana (gissa) sig tillคาดการณ์tahmin etmek, önceden bilmek推測вгадуватиقیاس اور گہری فکر کی مدد سے سمجھناtiên đoán
n ˌdiviˈnation [divi-]
geestelikeتَكَهُّن بالغَيْبгадаенеvěštbaspådomskunstdie Weissagungμαντείαadivinaciónennustamineپیشگویی؛ حدس درستennustaminendivinationהַגָדָת עָתִידוֹתभविष्य कथन, शकुन, विचारbožanstvenostmegérzés, jövendöléspenemuanspakleg ágiskun; spádómurpredizione, divinazione察知점, 예언spėjimas, numatymasparedzēšana; nojaušanaperamalangissingspåing, spådomwróżenieadivinhaçãoprorocireгадание; прорицаниеveštbapredvidevanjespoznajaspådom, förutsägelse, aningการทำนายkehanet, tahmin預言віщування; прогнозپیشن گوئی کا ادعاsự bói toán
n diˈviner
a person who has or claims a special ability to find hidden water or metals. wiggelaarمُتَنَبِّئ، عَرّاف، مُتَكَهِّنчовeк, който открива подпочвена вода/подземни богатстваvěštec, hadač, proutkař(mineral-)søgerder Wünschelrutengängerμάντης, ραβδοσκόποςzahoríkaevutarkغیب گوkaivonkatsojadevin, devineresse, sourcier/-ièreמְנַבֵּא, מְגָלֶה מָיִם וּמַתָכוֹתभविष्यवक्ताvrač, gatalacvarázsvesszős forráskutatóahli nujumspámaðurrabdomante水脈占い師수맥·광맥 탐지가vandens/metalų ieškotojasrīkstnieksperamalwichelaarvannleter; malmleterróżdżkarzadivinhoghicitor, prorocлозоискательveštec, -kyňa, prorok; prútikárbajalecrašljarslagrutemanผู้หยั่งรู้gizli su ve maden yataklarını bulma yeteneği olan kimse, kâhin預言者той, хто шукає воду чи рудуپیش بیںngười dò nước
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.aanwysingعَصا الأسْتِنْباء: الأسْتِدلال على وُجود الماء أو المَعادِن تَحْتَ سَطْحِ الأرْضпръчка за откриване на подпочвена водаhledání pomocí proutku(mineral-)søgningdas Wünschelrutengehenραβδοσκοπίαadivinaciónveesoonte otsimineکشف منابع زیرزمینیkaivonkatsontaradiesthésieגִילוּי מָיִם תָּת-קָרקָעִיים ותכותकिसी अलौकिक तरीके से जमीन के नीचे पानी, धातु इत्यादि का पता लगानाotkrivati vodu rašljamavarázsvesszős forráskutatástongkat yang digunakan untuk menemukan sumber airvísa á vatn eða málma með spákvistirabdomanzia水脈占い(수맥·광맥) 탐지vandens/metalø ieðkojimasrīkstniecībatongkat yang digunakan untuk menemukan sumber airhet wichelenleting med ønskekvistróżdżkarstwoadivinhaçãoradieste­zieпоиск воды, руды с помощью ивового прутаhľadanie vody alebo ložiska rudy pomocou prútikabajanjerašljeslagrutesökning; slagrutaค้นพบyer 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 لگاناsự dò nước bằng que dò nước
n diˈvinity [-ˈvi-]
1 religious studies. godsdiensدِراسات اللاهوتбогословиеbohoslovíteologidie Theologieθεολογίαteologíausuteadusالهیاتjumaluusoppithéologieתֵּיאוֹלוֹגיָהधर्म विज्ञानbogoslovljehittudományteologiguðfræðiteologia神学신학teologijateoloģijabelajar ketuhanangodgeleerdheidteologiteologiateologiateologieбогословиеbohosloviebogoslovstvoteologijateologi, religionskunskapการศึกษาทางศาสนาilâhiyat, teoloji神學богослов'яدینیاتkhoa thần học
2 a god or goddess The ancient Greeks worshipped many divinities.goddelikhede, afgodeإله أو إلههбожествоbožstvoguddomdie Gottheitθεότηταdivinidadjumalusالهه؛ خداوندjumalolentodivinitéאֱלוֹהוּתदेवत्वbožanstvoistenségdewataguð eða gyðjadivinità신, 여신dievybė, dievaitisdievs; dievībaketuhanangodheidguddom, gud(inne)bóstwo, bógdivindadedivinitateбожествоbožstvobožanstvobožanstvogud, gudinnaพระเจ้าtanrı ya da tanrıça神,上帝божествоدیوی یا دیوتاvị thần
3 the state of being divine the divinity of God.Goddelikheidأُلوهَهбожественостbožstvíguddommeligheddie Göttlichkeitθεία φύσηdivinidadjumalikkusالوهیت؛ ربانیتjumalallisuusdivinitéאֱלוֹהוּת, קְדוּשָהईश्वरbožanskoistenségkeagunganguðdómleikidivinità神性신성dieviškumasdievišķībabersifat ketuhanangodheidguddommelighetboskośćdivindadecaracter divinбожественностьbožská podstatabožanskostbožanstvenostgudomlighetความศักดิ์สิทธิ์ilâhilik, tanrılık神性божественністьخداوندانہ حیثیتngười được tôn sùng

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