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divine

//dɪˈvaɪn//

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Note for divine

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Forms

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Comparative
more divine
Superlative
most divine

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
divines

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)
divine
past (v2)
divined
past participle (v3)
divined
present participle
divining
3rd person singular
divines

Definitions

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

  1. 1.Of or pertaining to a god.

  2. 2.Eternal, holy, or otherwise godlike.

  3. 3.Of superhuman or surpassing excellence.

  4. 4.Beautiful, heavenly.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.One skilled in divinity; a theologian.

    • Poets were the first divines.

  2. 2.A minister of the gospel; a priest; a clergyman.

  3. 3.God or a god, particularly in its aspect as a transcendental concept.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

  1. 1.To foretell (something), especially by the use of divination.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #3885

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Uncommon
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

Etymology

From Old French divin, from Latin dīvīnus (“of a god”), from divus (“god”).

Displaced native Old English godcund.

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