divine

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /dɪˈvaɪn/ See IPA manual

Freq #3754

Meanings

1

adj
Coming from or relating to a god.

They believed the king ruled by divine right.
2

adj
Extremely good, beautiful, or enjoyable.

The chocolate cake was absolutely divine.
3

verb
To discover or guess something through insight or unusual means.

She seemed able to divine exactly what I was thinking.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · coming from or relating to... godlike godly holy sacred

2 adj · extremely good, beautiful,... inspired

More deific

Opposites

nondivineundivineungodlikeungodly

Word family

Forms divineddivinelydivinerdivinesdivinestdivining

Derived forms all-divineantidivinearchdivinedemidivinedivinabledivineddivinelikedivinelydivinementdivinenessdivinerdivineress

Related forms celestialdivinaildivinaldivinationdivinatordivinatorialdivinatorydivinatricedivinifydivinipotentdivinisedivinistre

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Phrases (4)

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divine guidance
direction or help believed to come from a god

Adjective + noun
divine providence
protective care believed to be exercised by a god over human affairs

Adjective + noun
divine retribution
punishment believed to come from a god in response to wrongdoing

Adjective + noun
divine revelation
knowledge believed to have been communicated by a god or supernatural power

Adjective + noun

Proverbs (1)

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To err is human
Matching variant: To err is human; to forgive, divine

Simplified etymology

Divine came into Late Middle English through Old French from Latin divinus, derived from divus, “godlike” and related to deus, “god.” Originally meaning “godlike,” it began weakening into a general expression of praise in the late 15th century.

Etymology

Replaced Middle English devine, devin from Middle French deviner, from Latin dīvīnō.

deviner Middle French dīvīnō Latin

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# divine

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj, verb
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈvaɪn/
**Frequency rank:** 3754

## Meanings
1. Coming from or relating to a god.
2. Extremely good, beautiful, or enjoyable.
3. To discover or guess something through insight or unusual means.

## Examples
- They believed the king ruled by divine right.
- The chocolate cake was absolutely divine.
- She seemed able to divine exactly what I was thinking.

## Synonyms
- deific
- godlike
- godly

## Antonyms
- nondivine
- undivine
- ungodlike
- ungodly

## Derived Forms
- all-divine
- antidivine
- archdivine
- demidivine
- divinable
- divined
- divinelike
- divinely
- divinement
- divineness
- diviner
- divineress

## Related Forms
- celestial
- divinail
- divinal
- divination
- divinator
- divinatorial
- divinatory
- divinatrice
- divinify
- divinipotent
- divinise
- divinistre

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: deviner
- Root: dīvīnō

## Etymology
Replaced Middle English devine, devin from Middle French deviner, from Latin dīvīnō.

## AI Etymology
Divine replaced Middle English devine, devin from Middle French deviner, from Latin dīvīnō. In current use, the main senses are “Coming from or relating to a god” and “Extremely good, beautiful, or enjoyable”.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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