First Known Use: 14th century
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1divine
adjective di·vine \də-ˈvīn\
: relating to or coming from God or a god
: very good
di·vin·erdi·vin·est
Full Definition of DIVINE
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a : of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God or a god <divine love> b : being a deity <the divine Savior> c : directed to a deity <divine worship>
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Origin of DIVINE
Middle English divin, from Anglo-French, from Latin divinus, from divus god — more at deity
Related to DIVINE
- Synonyms
- A-OK, A1, awesome, bang-up, banner, beautiful, blue-chip, blue-ribbon, boffo, bonny (also bonnie) [chiefly British], boss [slang], brag, brave, bully, bumper, capital, choice, classic, cool [slang], corking, crackerjack, cracking, dandy, excellent, dope [slang], down [slang], dynamite, fab, fabulous, famous, fantabulous [slang], fantastic, fine, first-class, first-rate, first-string, five-star, four-star, frontline, gangbusters (also gangbuster), gilt-edged (or gilt-edge), gone [slang], grand, great, groovy, heavenly, high-class, hot, hype [slang], immense, jim-dandy, keen, lovely, marvelous (or marvellous), mean, neat, nifty, noble, number one (also No. 1), numero uno, out-of-sight [slang], par excellence, peachy, peachy keen, phat [slang], prime, primo [slang], prize, prizewinning, quality, radical [slang], righteous [slang], sensational, slick, splendid, stellar, sterling, superb, superior, superlative, supernal, swell, terrific, tip-top, top, top-flight, top-notch, top-of-the-line, topping [chiefly British], top-shelf, unsurpassed, wizard [chiefly British], wonderful
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Rhymes with DIVINE
A-line, affine, airline, align, alkyne, alpine, assign, at sign, balkline, baseline, beeline, benign, bloodline, blue line, blush wine, bovine, bowline, branchline, breadline, bright-line, buntline, bustline, byline, call sign, canine, caprine, carbine, carmine, cervine, chow line, clothesline, cloud nine, coastline, combine, compline, condign, confine, consign, corvine, cosign, cutline, dateline, deadline, decline, define, design, dragline, driveline, earthshine, Einstein, eiswein, end line, enshrine, entwine, equine, ethyne, fall line, fault line, feline, ferine, first-line, flatline, flight line, foul line, fräulein, frontline, front line, goal line, gold mine, grapevine, guideline, hairline, hard-line, hard pine, headline, hemline, high sign, hipline, Holbein, hotline, ice wine, incline, indign, in fine, in-line, Irvine, jawline, jug wine, landline, land mine, lang syne, lifeline, load line, longline, lupine, mainline, main line, malign, midline, moline, moonshine, neckline, off-line, old-line, online, opine, outline, outshine, ovine, Pauline, peace sign, Petrine, pipeline, piscine, pitch pine, plotline, plumb line, plus sign, pontine, porcine, potline, pound sign, propine, punch line, rapine, recline, redline, red pine, refine, reline, repine, resign, Rhine wine, ridgeline, roofline, Sabine, saline, Scotch pine, scrub pine, setline, shoreline, short line, sideline, sight line, skyline, snow line, soft-line, spring line, straight-line, strandline, straw wine, streamline, strip mine, strychnine, subline, sunshine, supine, syncline, taurine, tie-line, times sign, topline, touchline, towline, tramline, trapline, tree line, trephine, trotline, truckline, trunk line, tumpline, turbine, untwine, ursine, vespine, V sign, vulpine, waistline, white line, white pine, white wine, woodbine, yard line, zebrine, Z line
2divine
noun
Definition of DIVINE
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Origin of DIVINE
Middle English, from Medieval Latin divinus, from Latin, soothsayer, from divinus, adjective
First Known Use: 14th century
3divine
verb
: to discover or understand (something) without having direct evidence
di·vineddi·vin·ing
Full Definition of DIVINE
transitive verb
1
: to discover by intuition or insight : infer <divine the truth>
2
: to discover or locate (as water or minerals underground) usually by means of a divining rod
intransitive verb
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: to practice divination : prophesy
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: to perceive intuitively
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Origin of DIVINE
Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French deviner, from Latin divinare, from divinus, noun
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to DIVINE
- Synonyms
- anticipate, foresee, forefeel, foreknow, prevision
Synonym Discussion of DIVINE
foresee, foreknow, divine, anticipate mean to know beforehand. foresee implies nothing about how the knowledge is derived and may apply to ordinary reasoning and experience <economists should have foreseen the recession>. foreknow usually implies supernatural assistance, as through revelation <if only we could foreknow our own destinies>. divine adds to foresee the suggestion of exceptional wisdom or discernment <was able to divine Europe's rapid recovery from the war>. anticipate implies taking action about or responding emotionally to something before it happens <the waiter anticipated our every need>.
DIVINE Defined for Kids
1divine
adjective di·vine \də-ˈvīn\
Definition of DIVINE for Kids
1
: of or relating to God or a god <divine will>
3
: like a god <The pharaohs of ancient Egypt were considered divine.>
4
: very good
— di·vine·ly adverb
2divine
verb
di·vineddi·vin·ing
Definition of DIVINE for Kids
1
: to discover or understand something by using intuition
2
: to foretell the future by using signs and omens or magic powers
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