di·vine
(dĭ-vīń)
[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.]
adjective: -vin·er, -vin·est.
- Having the nature of or being a deity.
- Of, relating to, emanating from, or being the expression of a deity: sought divine guidance through meditation.
- Being in the service or worship of a deity; sacred.
- Superhuman; godlike.
- Supremely good or beautiful; magnificent: a divine performance of the concerto.
- Extremely pleasant; delightful: had a divine time at the ball.
- Heavenly; perfect.
noun
- A cleric.
- A theologian.
verb: -vined, -vin·ing, -vines.
transitive verb
- To foretell through or as if through the art of divination. See synonyms at foretell
- To know by inspiration, intuition, or reflection.
- To guess.
- To locate (underground water or minerals) with a divining rod; douse.
intransitive verb
- To practice divination.
- To guess.
derivatives
- di·vinély
- adverb
- di·vinéness
- noun
- di·vińer
- noun
