divine

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(dĭ-vīn') pronunciation
adj., -vin·er, -vin·est.
    1. Having the nature of or being a deity.
    2. Of, relating to, emanating from, or being the expression of a deity: sought divine guidance through meditation.
    3. Being in the service or worship of a deity; sacred.
  1. Superhuman; godlike.
    1. Supremely good or beautiful; magnificent: a divine performance of the concerto.
    2. Extremely pleasant; delightful: had a divine time at the ball.
  2. Heavenly; perfect.
n.
  1. A cleric.
  2. A theologian.

v., -vined, -vin·ing, -vines.

v.tr.
  1. To foretell through or as if through the art of divination. See synonyms at foretell.
    1. To know by inspiration, intuition, or reflection.
    2. To guess.
  2. 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 dīvīnus, divine, foreseeing, from dīvus, god. V., Middle English divinen, from Old French deviner, from Latin dīvīnāre, from dīvīnus.]

divinely di·vine'ly adv.
divineness di·vine'ness n.
diviner di·vin'er n.

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adjective

  1. Of, from, like, or being a god or God: deific, godlike, godly, heavenly, holy. See religion.
  2. In the service or worship of God or a god: holy, religious, sacred. See religion.
  3. Of or relating to heaven: celestial, heavenly, paradisaic, paradisaical, paradisal, paradisiac, paradisiacal. See religion.
  4. Particularly excellent: fabulous, fantastic, fantastical, glorious, marvelous, sensational, splendid, superb, terrific, wonderful. Informal dandy, dreamy, great, ripping, super, swell, tremendous. Slang cool, groovy, hot, keen1, neat, nifty. Idioms: out of this world. See good/bad.

noun

    A person ordained for service in a Christian church: churchman, churchwoman, clergyman, clergywoman, cleric, clerical, clerk, ecclesiastic, minister, parson, preacher. Informal reverend,, religion.

verb

  1. To tell about or make known (future events) by or as if by supernatural means: augur, foretell, prophesy, soothsay, vaticinate. See foresight.
  2. To know in advance: anticipate, envision, foreknow, foresee, see. See foresight, see/not see.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Term referring to the Judeo-Christian God; heavenly sacred; holy

pronunciation Nothing is so divine as gentleness, and nothing is so gentle as real strength. — Ralph W. Sockman

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - guddommelig, strålende, pragtfuld
n. - gejstlig, teolog, forsynet, Vorherre
v. tr. - finde ud af, vide intuitivt, forudsige
v. intr. - påvise vandåre

Nederlands (Dutch)
goddelijk, bovenaards, aan God gewijd, heerlijk, waarzeggen, gissen, uitdokteren, voorspellen, geestelijke (theoloog)

Français (French)
adj. - (Relig, fig) divin
n. - ecclésiastique, théologien
v. tr. - présager, prédire, deviner, pressentir, découvrir par la radiesthésie
v. intr. - deviner, découvrir par la radiesthésie

Deutsch (German)
v. - erahnen, deuten, aufspüren
adj. - göttlich
n. - Geistlicher

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μαντεύω, προλέγω, προφητεύω, θεσπέσιος, υπέροχος, θεϊκός
adj. - θείος, θεϊκός, (μτφ.) εξαίσιος, θεσπέσιος
n. - θεολόγος

Italiano (Italian)
presagire, divino

Português (Portuguese)
v. - adivinhar
adj. - divino
n. - sacerdote (m)

Русский (Russian)
угадывать, божественный, посвятивший себя службе Богу

Español (Spanish)
adj. - divino, sublime
n. - divino, sublime
v. tr. - adivinar, descubrir
v. intr. - adivinar, conjetura

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - sia om, ana
adj. - gudomlig
n. - teolog

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
神的, 非凡的, 神圣的, 牧师, 占卜, 推测, 预言, 用占卜勘探, 发现, 使用占卜勘探矿

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 神的, 非凡的, 神聖的
n. - 牧師
v. tr. - 占卜, 推測, 預言, 用占卜勘探
v. intr. - 占卜, 發現, 預言, 使用占卜勘探礦

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 신성의, 탁월한
n. - 성직자
v. tr. - 점치다, 예상하다, (수맥 등을) 찾아내다
v. intr. - 점치다, (수맥 등을) 찾다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 占う, 予言する, 正しく予測する, 見抜く
adj. - 神の, 神聖な, 神のような, 非凡な, 神に捧げた
n. - 神学者, 聖職者, 牧師

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتنبأ, يكتشف بالحدس, , يتكهن (صفه) إلهي, رائع جدا, جميل (الاسم) كاهن, عراف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אלוהי, שמיימי, מצויין‬
n. - ‮תיאולוג, כומר‬
v. tr. - ‮ניבא, גילה, ניחש‬
v. intr. - ‮ניבא, גילה, ניחש‬


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