divine
adjective · noun · verb
Simple meaning
Of or pertaining to a god.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
dihvynSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
dɪˈvaɪn
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
Of or pertaining to a god.
Eternal, holy, or otherwise godlike.
Relating to divinity or theology.
Of superhuman or surpassing excellence.
Beautiful, heavenly.
Alternative letter-case form of divine.
noun
One skilled in divinity; a theologian.
A minister of the gospel; a priest; a clergyman.
Terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
often capitalizedwith 'the'
God or a god, particularly in its aspect as a transcendental concept.
verb
transitive
To foretell (something), especially by the use of divination.
Search by divining, as if with a rod
“He claimed he could divine underground water.”
transitive
To guess or discover (something) through intuition or insight.
To render divine; to deify.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
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How this word commonly comes across.
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This meaning: Of or pertaining to a god.
Used this way, divine is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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- “He claimed he could divine underground water.”verb
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Close in meaning, but not always interchangeable.
Of or pertaining to a god.
Of or pertaining to the clergy.
Of or pertaining to Elysian or Elysium, the location.
Concerned with religion or religious purposes.
Pertaining to divine providence.
Word Family
Related forms, grouped by how they connect.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
Any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force.
Successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck.
By divine means.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agency.
The doctrine that kings derive their right to rule directly from God and are not accountable to their subjects.
The doctrine that kings derive their right to rule directly from God and are not accountable to their subjects.
The act of public worship following prescribed rules.
An Islamic terrorist cell that originated in Jordan but operates in Germany.
Forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil.
Related Words
Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.
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Synonyms
Sense: one skilled in divinity
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