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Webster 1913 Edition
Divine
Di-vine′
,Adj.
[F.
divin
, L. divinus
divine, divinely inspired, fr. divus
, dius
, belonging to a deity; akin to Gr. [GREEK], and L. deus
, God. See Deity
.] 1.
Of or belonging to God;
“The immensity of the divine nature.” as,
divine
perfections; the divine
will. Paley.
2.
Proceeding from God;
“Divine protection.” as,
. divine
judgmentsBacon.
3.
Appropriated to God, or celebrating his praise; religious; pious; holy;
as,
divine
service; divine
songs; divine
worship.4.
Pertaining to, or proceeding from, a deity; partaking of the nature of a god or the gods.
“The divine Apollo said.” Shak.
5.
Godlike; heavenly; excellent in the highest degree; supremely admirable; apparently above what is human. In this application, the word admits of comparison;
as, the
. divinest
mindSir J. Davies.
“The divine Desdemona.” Shak.
A
divine
sentence is in the lips of the king. Prov. xvi. 10.
But not to one in this benighted age
Is that
Is that
diviner
inspiration given. Gray.
6.
Presageful; foreboding; prescient.
[Obs.]
Yet oft his heart,
Misgave him.
divine
of something ill,Misgave him.
Milton.
7.
Relating to divinity or theology.
Syn. – Supernatural; superhuman; godlike; heavenly; celestial; pious; holy; sacred; preëminent.
1.
One skilled in divinity; a theologian.
“Poets were the first divines.” Denham.
2.
A minister of the gospel; a priest; a clergyman.
The first
divines
of New England were surpassed by none in extensive erudition. J. Woodbridge.
Di-vine′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Divined
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Divining
.] 1.
To foresee or foreknow; to detect; to anticipate; to conjecture.
A sagacity which
divined
the evil designs. Bancroft.
2.
To foretell; to predict; to presage.
Darest thou . . .
divine
his downfall? Shakespeare
3.
To render divine; to deify.
[Obs.]
Syn. – To foretell; predict; presage; prophesy; prognosticate; forebode; guess; conjecture; surmise.
Di-vine′
,Verb.
I.
1.
To use or practice divination; to foretell by divination; to utter prognostications.
The prophets thereof
divine
for money. Micah iii. 11.
2.
To have or feel a presage or foreboding.
Suggest but truth to my
divining
thoughts. Shakespeare
3.
To conjecture or guess;
as, to
. divine
rightlyWebster 1828 Edition
Divine
DIVINE
,Adj.
1.
Pertaining to the true God; as the divine nature; divine perfections.2.
Pertaining to a heathen deity, or to false gods.3.
Partaking of the nature of God.Half human, half divine.
4.
Proceeding from God; as divine judgments.5.
Godlike; heavenly; excellent in the highest degree; extraordinary; apparently above what is human. In this application the word admits of comparison; as a divine invention; a divine genius; the divinest mind.A divine sentence is in the lips of the king. Proverbs 16.
6.
Presageful; foreboding; prescient. [Not used.]7.
Appropriated to God, or celebrating his praise; as divine service; divine songs; divine worship.DIVINE
,Noun.
1.
A minister of the gospel; a priest; a clergyman.The first divines of New England were surpassed by none in extensive erudition, personal sanctity, and diligence in the pastoral office.
2.
A man skilled in divinity; a theologian; as a great divine.DIVINE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To foreknow; to foretell; to presage.Darst thou divine his downfall?
2.
To deify. [Not in use.]DIVINE
,Verb.
I.
1.
To use or practice divination.2.
To utter presages or prognostications.The prophets thereof divine for money. Micah 3.
3.
To have presages or forebodings.Suggest but truth to my divining thoughts--
4.
To guess or conjecture.Could you divine what lovers bear.