Divine Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Kids Definition of divine · 1 : of or relating to God or a god divine will · 2 : being in praise of God : religious, holy divine worship · 3 : like a god The ... Est.1828 Dictionary Definition adjective noun verb adjective 3 adjective noun verb Synonyms SynonymChooser ExampleSentences WordHistory PhrasesContaining RelatedArticles EntriesNear CitethisEntryCitation Share KidsDefinitionKids MorefromM-W Showmore Showmore Citation Share Kids MorefromM-W SaveWord Tosavethisword,you'llneedtologin. Login divine 1of3 adjective di·​vine də-ˈvīn  diviner;divinest 1 religion a :of,relatingto,orproceedingdirectlyfromGod(seegodentry1sense1)oragod(seegodentry1sense2) divineinspirationdivineloveprayingfordivineintervention b :beingadeity thedivineSavioradivineruler c :directedtoadeity divineworship 2 a :supremelygood:superb Themealwasjustdivine. b :heavenly,godlike divinely adverb divine 2of3 noun 1 religion :clergyman aPuritandivine 2 religion :theologian divine 3of3 verb divined;divining transitiveverb 1 :todiscoverbyintuitionorinsight:infer divinethetruth 2 :todiscoverorlocate(something,suchasundergroundwaterorminerals)usuallybymeansofadiviningrod intransitiveverb 1 :toseektopredictfutureeventsordiscoverhiddenknowledgeusuallybytheinterpretationofomensorbytheaidofsupernaturalpowers:topracticedivination:prophesy 2 :toperceiveintuitively Keepscrollingformore Synonyms Adjective A-OK A1 awesome bang-up banner beautiful blue-chip blue-ribbon boffo bonny[chieflyBritish] bonnie boss[slang] brag brave bully bumper capital choice classic cool[slang] corking crackerjack cracking dandy dope[slang] down[slang] dynamite excellent fab fabulous famous fantabulous[slang] fantastic fine first-class first-rate first-string five-star four-star frontline gangbusters gangbuster gilt-edged gilt-edge gone[slang] grand great groovy heavenly high-class hot hype[slang] immense jim-dandy keen lovely marvelous marvellous mean neat nifty noble numberone No.1 numerouno out-of-sight[slang] parexcellence peachy peachykeen phat[slang] prime primo[slang] prize prizewinning quality radical[slang] righteous[slang] sensational slick splendid stellar sterling superb superior superlative supernal swell terrific tip-top top top-notch top-of-the-line top-shelf topflight topping[chieflyBritish] unsurpassed wizard[chieflyBritish] wonderful Noun clergyperson cleric clerical clerk deacon dominie ecclesiastic minister preacher priest reverend Verb anticipate forefeel foreknow foresee prevision SeeallSynonyms&AntonymsinThesaurus  ChoosetheRightSynonymfordivine foresee,foreknow,divine,anticipatemeantoknowbeforehand.foreseeimpliesnothingabouthowtheknowledgeisderivedandmayapplytoordinaryreasoningandexperience. economistsshouldhaveforeseentherecession foreknowusuallyimpliessupernaturalassistance,asthroughrevelation. ifonlywecouldforeknowourowndestinies divineaddstoforeseethesuggestionofexceptionalwisdomordiscernment. wasabletodivineEurope'srapidrecoveryfromthewar anticipateimpliestakingactionaboutorrespondingemotionallytosomethingbeforeithappens. thewaiteranticipatedoureveryneed ExampleSentences Adjective Theyprayedfordivineintervention. howaboutapieceofthemostdivineapplepieI'veevertasted! Noun thegreatinfluenceexertedbythePuritandivinesintheMassachusettsBayColony Verb divinetheanswertoaquestion itwaseasytodivinehisintentionofaskinghisgirlfriendtomarryhim RecentExamplesontheWebAdjective TheLapithsprevailwithdivineintervention,andtheactionflowsstraightintotheAmazonamachy. DominicGreen,WSJ,19Aug.2022 Still,theideathatpeoplehadbeencreatedinasinglemomentofmiraculousdivineinterventionprovedtenacious. JamesCarroll,TheNewYorker,19Aug.2022 IfTrumpreturnstothepresidency,someWhiteChristiannationalistsmayinterprethispoliticalresurrectionasdivineintervention. JohnBlake,CNN,24July2022 Betweenthatdivineintervention,DonaldTrump'sinspirationasanoutsidercandidateandhisownangeroverCOVID-19mandates,Neelyfast-trackedhistimelinetoenterpolitics. StaceyBarchenger,TheArizonaRepublic,12July2022 Forhim,theunexpectedAmericanvictoryagainstasuperiorBritishforceinBaltimorewasnothingshortofdivineintervention. RandyDotinga,TheChristianScienceMonitor,1July2022 Theroutinerequestsfordivineinterventionaresourceoffrustrationforguncontroladvocates,whoargueaction—assaultriflebansandnewgunrestrictions—arewhat’sneeded. LilaMaclellan,Quartz,28June2022 Peaandcauliflowercreamsoupstodieforandporkneckinredwinewasdivine. LizaB.Zimmerman,Forbes,11July2022 Toerrisindeedhuman,toforgivemaybedivine,butforgivenessisalsooptional. AmyDickinson,oregonlive,26June2022 Noun Theresultisaseriesthatexploreshowtheunwantedentryofthedivineintoeverydaylifecanbecomenotmiraculousbuthorrifying. JohnnyLoftus,EW.com,19Aug.2022 Thehappiestpeoplehavelivesfocusedonlove:offamily,offriends,ofothersthroughworkthatserves,andinsomecasesofthedivineaswell. ArthurC.Brooks,TheAtlantic,21July2022 Howtoexplain,then,theexaltationthatcomeswithingestingsubstancesthathavenosuchchemicalprofile—thatareendowedonlywithourperceptionofthedivine? NewYorkTimes,11May2022 Religiousleaderswhooncepreferredtoleavesecurityinthehandsofthedivinearetakingprecautionsthatseemedunthinkableyearsprior,Stivisaid. DeepaBharathAndLuisAndresHenao,Chron,17July2022 Religiousleaderswhooncepreferredtoleavesecurityinthehandsofthedivinearetakingprecautionsthatseemedunthinkableyearsprior,Stivisaid. DeepaBharath,BostonGlobe.com,17July2022 Hereweretwoviewsofthedivine,anearthlyaristocracyversusthecelestial. LauraJacobs,WSJ,15June2022 Therightformula,basedonallofthebestneuroscience,clinical,[and]socialscientificresearch,issimply:Usethings,lovepeople,andworshipthedivine. StephenHumphries,TheChristianScienceMonitor,1Apr.2022 Theintruder,inthiscase,wasthegovernmentofAuroville,anidealisticcommunityfoundedin1968withthegoalofrealizinghumanunitybyputtingthedivineatthecenterofallthings. NewYorkTimes,5Mar.2022 Verb ButthereasonsforLocke’spopularityinRevolutionaryAmericaaren’thardtodivine. BartonSwaim,WSJ,5Aug.2022 Thesearemerelysomeofthevariablesatplayasbusinessestrytodivinethefuture. NewYorkTimes,1Feb.2022 In1692,agroupofyounggirls,includingParris’owndaughter,Betty,andhisniece,Abigail,begantobarklikedogsandcontorttheirbodiesafterallegedlyattemptingtodivinetheirfuture. BrooklynWhite,Essence,29Apr.2022 LooktothesesixstatestodivinethefutureoffreeelectionsinAmerica. MattFord,TheNewRepublic,15Apr.2022 TriangleProductions’founderDonHorndirectsthemasterclassthatattemptstodivinetherealfromthefake. oregonlive,12Jan.2022 Hultquistsaysthoseintentionsaredifficulttodivinewithoutknowingthehackers'specifictargeting. AndyGreenberg,Wired,16Jan.2022 HeleneElliottwasjoinedbyTimesstaffersCurtisZupke,JimBarreroandNickLeyvatodivinewhatthenewyearholdsforthelocalteams,andthesportmorebroadly. LosAngelesTimes,1Jan.2022 There’slittlesenseintryingtodivinetheperfectpublic-healthpolicyfromonecountryoverashortperiodoftime. BenjaminMazer,TheAtlantic,7Dec.2021 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'divine.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. Keepscrollingformore WordHistory Etymology Adjective MiddleEnglishdivin,fromAnglo-French,fromLatindivinus,fromdivusgod—moreatdeity Noun MiddleEnglish,fromMedievalLatindivinus,fromLatin,soothsayer,fromdivinus,adjective—seedivineentry1 Verb MiddleEnglish,fromAnglo-French&Latin;Anglo-Frenchdeviner,fromLatindivinare,fromdivinus,noun—seedivineentry1 FirstKnownUse Adjective 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1aNoun 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1Verb 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedattransitivesense1 TimeTraveler Thefirstknownuseofdivinewas inthe14thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury PhrasesContainingdivine divineinspiration divineright divineservice divineretribution divineinspiration divineright divineservice divineretribution ArticlesRelatedtodivine 10GodlyWords Divineinspiration DictionaryEntriesNeardivine divinator divine divinedecree SeeMoreNearbyEntries  CitethisEntry Style MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster “Divine.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divine.Accessed13Sep.2022. CopyCitation Keepscrollingformore Share PosttheDefinitionofdivinetoFacebook Facebook SharetheDefinitionofdivineonTwitter Twitter Keepscrollingformore Keepscrollingformore KidsDefinition divine 1of2 adjective di·​vine də-ˈvīn  1 :oforrelatingtoGodoragod divinewill 2 :beinginpraiseofGod:religious,holy divineworship 3 :likeagod ThepharaohsofancientEgyptwereconsidereddivine. 4 :verygood divine 2of2 verb divined;divining 1 :todiscoverorunderstandsomethingbyusingintuition 2 :toforetellthefuturebyusingsignsandomensormagicpowers MorefromMerriam-Websterondivine Nglish:TranslationofdivineforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofdivineforArabicSpeakers Britannica.com:Encyclopediaarticleaboutdivine LastUpdated:24Aug2022 SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordoftheDay titivate SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! 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