adj

divine

dih-VYN

adj

Relating to or coming from God or a god.

"They believed the king ruled by divine right."

"The priest spoke of divine judgement awaiting sinners."

Wonderful or delightful, in an exaggerated, almost heavenly sense.

"This chocolate cake is absolutely divine."

verb

To work something out through guesswork, intuition, or insight rather than being told directly.

"From her tone of voice, he divined that something was wrong."

How to Use Divine

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishRelating to God or gods, or — informally — simply gorgeous or wonderful; as a verb, to figure something out through intuition rather than facts.

Common mistake

Don't confuse the adjective "divine" (godlike, wonderful) with the noun "divinity" (the state of being divine) or "diviner" (someone who searches for water/objects).

Common pairings

divine intervention divine right simply divine

Word Forms

more divine comparative, divined past tense, divines plural, Divines plural, divines singular, most divine superlative

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Etymology

From Old French divin, from Latin dīvīnus, "of a god", from divus, "god" — it displaced the native Old English word godcund.

Synonyms

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deific godly godlike

Antonyms

nondivine undivine ungodly ungodlike

Related Words

bad evil holy godly godlike devout ungodly

Rhymes for divine

nine mine wine line sine dine fine vine pine tine Eine thine

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