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di·vine (d -v n )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 d v nus, divine, foreseeing, from d vus, god; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots. V., Middle English divinen, from Old French deviner, from Latin d v n re, from d v nus.]
di·vine ly adv. di·vine ness n. di·vin er n. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Adv. | 1. | divinely - by divine means; "the divinely appointed means of rescue from temporal existence" |
Translations divinely [dɪˈvaɪnli] adv (= wonderfully) [ handsome, glamorous] → divinement divinely adv (Rel, by God) appointed, inspired → von Gott; divinely ordained → von Gott gewollt; divinely noble/wise → göttlich edel/weise (fig inf) funny, decadent etc → göttlich (inf)
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