divine

  • 21divine — 1. adjective 1) a divine being Syn: godly, angelic, seraphic, saintly, beatific; heavenly, celestial, supernal, holy Ant: mortal 2) divine worship Syn …

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  • 22divine — di|vine1 [dıˈvaın] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: divin, from Latin divus god ] 1.) coming from or relating to God or a god divine intervention/providence/revelation/guidance etc ▪ faith in divine providence ▪ divine power ▪ divine… …

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  • 23divine — I. adjective (diviner; est) Etymology: Middle English divin, from Anglo French, from Latin divinus, from divus god more at deity Date: 14th century 1. a. of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God or a god < divine love > b. being a deity …

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  • 24divine — I UK [dɪˈvaɪn] / US adjective ** 1) a) like a god, or relating to a god The calm on their faces seemed almost divine. the many divine beings in the Hindu tradition b) done, sent, or provided by a god divine intervention/inspiration/justice 2)&#8230; …

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  • 25divine — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. godlike, superhuman; celestial, heavenly; holy, spiritual; religious. See deity, religion, goodness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Having qualities of a god] Syn. godlike, godly, supernal, superhuman,&#8230; …

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  • 26divine — di|vine1 [ dı vaın ] adjective ** 1. ) like a god, or relating to a god: The calm on their faces seemed almost divine. the many divine beings in the Hindu tradition a ) done, sent, or provided by a god: divine intervention/inspiration/justice 2.&#8230; …

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  • 27divine — [14] Like deity, divine comes ultimately from Indo European *deiwos, an ancestor whose godly connotations seem to have developed from earlier associations with ‘sky’ and ‘day’, and which probably originally meant ‘shining’. Its Latin descendants&#8230; …

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  • 28divine — 1 adjective 1 having the qualities of a god or connected with, or coming from God: the authority of divine law | divine service (=a formal ceremony involving prayers etc to God) 2 divine help/intervention/inspiration/retribution help etc from God …

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  • 29divine — [14] Like deity, divine comes ultimately from Indo European *deiwos, an ancestor whose godly connotations seem to have developed from earlier associations with ‘sky’ and ‘day’, and which probably originally meant ‘shining’. Its Latin descendants&#8230; …

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  • 30divine — adj., v., & n. adj. (diviner, divinest) 1 a of, from, or like God or a god. b devoted to God; sacred (divine service). 2 a more than humanly excellent, gifted, or beautiful. b colloq. excellent; delightful. v. 1 tr. discover by guessing,&#8230; …

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