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di·vine
 divine
- pronunciation:
- dih
vaIn
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
of, from, pertaining to, or characteristic of a god or gods.
- synonyms:
- godlike, omnipotent, superhuman
- antonyms:
- mortal
- similar words:
- angelic, celestial, exalted, omniscient, sublime, supernatural, transcendent
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| definition 2: |
addressed or consecrated to a god or gods; holy.
- synonyms:
- holy, sacred, sanctified
- similar words:
- angelic, hallowed, sainted
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| definition 3: |
godlike in power, excellence, beauty, or the like.
- synonyms:
- godlike, superhuman
- similar words:
- almighty, celestial, exalted, sainted, saintly, supreme, transcendent
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| definition 4: |
(informal) extremely good, beautiful, or pleasing.
- synonyms:
- celestial, extraordinary, super, wonderful
- similar words:
- angelic, beatific, beautiful, delicious, heavenly, lovely, stunning, superlative
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| related words: |
adorable, glorious, holy, religious, sacred |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a religious scholar or clergyman.
- similar words:
- bishop, clergyman, cleric, exegete, minister, prelate, priest, religious, theologian
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| definition 2: |
(cap.) God (usu. prec. by the).
- synonyms:
- Deity, Divinity, God, Godhead, Omnipotent, Omniscient
- similar words:
- celestial, everlasting
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| definition 3: |
(sometimes cap.) the spiritual or godlike, as opposed to the earthly or worldly.
- similar words:
- divinity
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| related words: |
holy |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
divined, divines, divining |
| definition 1: |
to discover or foretell by omens or supernatural means.
- synonyms:
- augur, foretell, prophesy
- similar words:
- discover, foresee, intuit, predict, sense
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| definition 2: |
to see or know by intuition or inspired guess.
I suddenly divined what his true motives were.- synonyms:
- apprehend, intuit, sense
- similar words:
- conjecture, foreknow, foresee, guess, surmise
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| definition 3: |
to find (a source of water) by use of a forked rod that is believed to be drawn toward the source.
- synonyms:
- dowse
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| related words: |
fathom, foretell, guess |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to use omens or supernatural means to prophesy or reveal hidden knowledge.
- synonyms:
- augur, prophesy
- similar words:
- presage
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| definition 2: |
to use intuition or conjecture; guess.
- synonyms:
- intuit
- similar words:
- apprehend, conjecture, guess, surmise
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| related words: |
predict, prophesy |
| derivations: |
divinable (adj.), divinely (adv.) |
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