divine
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- heavenly, angelic, celestial, godlike, holy, spiritual, superhuman, supernatural
- sacred, consecrated, holy, religious, sanctified, spiritual
- wonderful, beautiful, excellent, glorious, marvellous, perfect, splendid, superlative
[verb]
Synonyms:
- infer, apprehend, deduce, discern, guess, perceive, suppose, surmise

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Related Words: chthonian, extramundane, superhuman, superphysical, transmundane

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English Thesaurus: holy, sacred, divine, spiritual, hallowed, ...

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I. di‧vine¹ /dəˈvaɪn, dɪˈvaɪn/ adjective
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: divin, from Latin divus 'god']

1. coming from or relating to God or a god
divine intervention/providence/revelation/guidance etc
faith in divine providence
divine power
divine love

2. old-fashioned very pleasant or good
—divinely adverb:
a divinely inspired idea

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II. divine² verb

1. [transitive] literary to discover or guess something
divine that
Somehow, the children had divined that he was lying.

2. [intransitive] to search for underground water or minerals using a Y-shaped stick:
a divining rod (=the stick used for this)
—diviner noun [countable]

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holy [usually before noun] connected with God and religion, and therefore treated in a special way – used especially in the following phrases:
the Holy Bible
the holy city of Mecca
a Hindu holy man
They believe they are fighting a holy war.
The priest puts some holy water on the child’s head.
sacred connected with God and religion, and therefore treated in a special way – used especially in the following phrases:
This place is sacred to both Jews and Muslims.
In India, cows are considered sacred.
the Hindu sacred texts
sacred music
a sacred ritual
divine relating to or coming from God:
the divine right of kings
divine justice
divine providence
Human love should be a reflection of divine love, and so not be selfish or cruel.
spiritual relating to the soul, the spirit, and religion, and not with physical things or ordinary human activities:
Your spiritual life is far more important than any material things you could acquire.
the spiritual leader of the Tibetans
hallowed a hallowed place is considered to be very holy:
He was buried in hallowed ground.
The Golden Temple is Sikhism’s most hallowed shrine.
blessed made holy by God – used especially about saints:
the blessed Virgin Mary

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