divine1
adj.
(diviner, divinest)
- of, from, or like God or a god.
▸devoted to God; sacred.
- informal excellent; delightful.
n.
- dated a cleric or theologian.
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(the Divine)
providence or God.
Derivative
- divinely adv.
- divineness n.
Etymology
ME: via OFr. from L. divinus, from divus ‘godlike’ (rel. to deus ‘god’).
divine2
v.
- discover by guesswork or intuition.
- have supernatural or magical insight into (the future).
- discover (water) by dowsing.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from OFr. deviner ‘predict’, from L. divinare, from divinus (see divine1).