diviner

di·vine

 (dĭ-vīn′)

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.

n.

1. A cleric.

2. A theologian.

v. di·vined, di·vin·ing, di·vines

v.tr.

1. To foretell, especially by divination. See Synonyms at foretell.

2. To guess or know by inspiration or intuition: somehow divined the answer despite not having read the assignment.

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 dīvīnus, divine, foreseeing, from dīvus, god; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots. V., Middle English divinen, from Old French deviner, from Latin dīvīnāre, from dīvīnus.]

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di·vine′ly adv.

di·vine′ness n.

di·vin′er n.

di•vin•er

(dɪˈvaɪ nər)

n.

1. a person who divines; soothsayer; prophet.

2. a person skilled in using a divining rod.

[1300–50; Middle English divinour < Anglo-French < Late Latin dīvīnātor soothsayer = Latin dīvīnā(re) to divine + -tor -tor]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

diviner - someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers geomancer - one who practices geomancy hydromancer - one who practices hydromancy lithomancer - one who practices lithomancy necromancer - one who practices divination by conjuring up the dead oneiromancer - someone who divines through the interpretation of dreams onomancer - one who practices onomancy oracle, prophesier, prophet, vaticinator, seer - an authoritative person who divines the future pyromancer - one who practices pyromancy illusionist, seer, visionary - a person with unusual powers of foresight dowser, rhabdomancer, water witch - someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water

diviner

noun psychic, prophet, visionary, oracle, astrologer, seer, clairvoyant, augur, fortune teller, soothsayer, sibyl, crystal-gazer I was called Merlin the diviner.

diviner

noun

A person who foretells future events by or as if by supernatural means:

augur, auspex, foreteller, haruspex, prophesier, prophet, prophetess, seer, sibyl, soothsayer, vaticinator.

Translations

مُتَنَبِّئ، عَرّاف، مُتَكَهِّن

hadačproutkařvěštec

søger

Wünschelrutengänger

zahorí

devin

varázsvesszõs forráskutató

spámaîur

malmletervannleter

kâhin

预言者

diviner

[dɪˈvaɪnəʳ] N → adivinador(a) m/f; (= water diviner) → zahorí mf

diviner

n

(of future) → Wahrsager(in) m(f)

= water diviner

diviner

[dɪˈvaɪnəʳ] n (water diviner) → rabdomante m/f

divine

(diˈvain) adjective

1. of or belonging to God or a god. divine wisdom. goddelik إلهي، رَبّاني божествен divino boží göttlich guddommelig θείος, θεϊκόςdivino jumalik الهی؛ خدایی jumalallinen divin אֱלוֹהִי ईश्वरीय, स्वर्गीय, पवित्र božanski isteni ilahi guðdómlegur divino 神の 신의 dieviškas dievišķīgs tuhan goddelijk guddommeligboski سپيڅلى، مقدس، اسمانى، خدايى، ستر، لوى 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 divino božský himmlisch himmelsk θαυμάσιοςdivino, precioso jumalik, oivaline بسیار خوب؛ معرکه hyvä divin, admirableנפלא श्रेष्ठ izvrstan pompás bagus himneskur, frábær magnifico すばらしい 멋진 dieviškas brīnišķīgs; lielisks sangat baik heerlijkvidunderlig, skjønnboski, wspaniały دیړه ښه divino superb, minunat дивный božský čudovit divan gudomlig, härlig, underbar เยี่ยมยอด şahane, muhteşem, enfes 絕妙的 божественний; чудовий بہت خوب tuyệt diệu 好极了的

verb

to find out by keen understanding. I managed to divine the truth. vermoed يَتَكَهَّن، يَكْشِف предвиждам adivinhar uhádnout weissagen gisne; ane; gætte μαντεύωadivinar 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 gissenspå, ane intuitivt, gjette odgadywać پوهیدل adivinhar a ghici предугадывать uhádnuť uganiti spoznati ana (gissa) sig till คาดการณ์ tahmin etmek, önceden bilmek 預測 вгадувати قیاس اور گہری فکر کی مدد سے سمجھنا tiên đoán 推测

ˌdiviˈnation (divi-) noun

geestelike تَكَهُّن بالغَيْب гадаене adivinhação věštba die Weissagung spådomskunst 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 gissingspåing, spådom wróżenie غيب وينه، اټكل، پال كتنه، پېشګويې 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

diˈviner noun

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 adivinho věštec, hadač, proutkař der Wünschelrutengänger (mineral-)søger μάντης, ραβδοσκόποςzahorí 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 wichelaarvannleter; malmleter różdżkarz غيب وينكى: روحانى 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

diˈvining noun

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 adivinhação hledání pomocí proutku das Wünschelrutengehen (mineral-)søgning ραβδοσκοπίαadivinación 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 د ځمكى لاندى كانونو موندل 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 用卜杖找出礦藏或水源的迷信方法 “чарівна лозина” زمین کے اندر پانی یا دھات کی موجودگی کا پتا لگانا sự dò nước bằng que dò nước 用卜杖探求矿脉、水源的一种用迷信方法

diˈvinity (-ˈvi-) – plural diˈvinities – noun

1. religious studies. godsdiens دِراسات اللاهوت богословие teologia bohosloví die Theologie teologi θεολογίαteología usuteadus الهیات teologia théologieתיאולוגיה धर्म विज्ञान bogoslovlje hittudomány teologi guðfræði teologia 神学 신학 teologija teoloģija belajar ketuhanan godgeleerdheidteologiteologia الوهيت، روحانيت ، خدايى 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 divindade božstvo die Gottheit guddom θεότηταdivinidad jumalus الهه؛ خداوند jumaluus divinité אֱלוֹהוּת देवत्व božanstvo istenség dewata guð eða gyðja divinità 神 신 dievybė, dievaitis dievs; dievība ketuhanan godheidguddom, gud bóstwo, bóg له الهه،الله جل جلا 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 divindade božství die Göttlichkeit guddommelighed θεία φύση divinidad jumalikkus الوهیت؛ ربانیت jumalallisuus divinité אלוהות, קדושה ईश्वर božansko istenség keagungan guðdómleiki divinità 神性 신성 dieviškumas dievišķība bersifat ketuhanan godheidguddommelighet boskość الوهیتس divindade caracter divin божественность božská podstata božanskost božanstvenost gudomlighet ความศักดิ์สิทธิ์ ilâhilik, tanrılık 神性 божественність خداوندانہ حیثیت người được tôn sùng 神性