divine
di·vine
adjective
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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
6.
of such surpassing excellence as to suggest divine inspiration
- “her pies were simply divine”
- “the divine Shakespeare”
- “an elysian meal”
- “an inspired performance”
noun
1.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
verb
1.
perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers
Origin
From Old French divin, from Latin dīvīnus (“of a god”), from divus (“god”). Displaced native Old English godcund.
Phrases
- argument from divine hiddenness
- Book of Divine Worship
- countenance divine
- Divine Adoratrice of Amun
- divine afflatus
- divine coincidence
- divine command theory
- divine contentment
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