adj · name · noun · verb · 26 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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dĭ-vīnʹ
/dɪˈvaɪn/
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rhymes with -aɪn
CMU ARPABET:D IH0 V AY1 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to a god.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
a divine being
divine existence
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: deific, godlike, godly
Antonyms: undivine, ungodly
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adj
Meaning 2
Eternal, holy, or otherwise godlike.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blessed, elect, saved
Antonyms: none provided
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adj
Meaning 7
Relating to divinity or theology.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adj
Meaning 8
Alternative letter-case form of divine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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name
Meaning 9
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 10
One skilled in divinity; a theologian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 11
A minister of the gospel; a priest; a clergyman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
December 22, 1820, John Woodbridge, Sermon preached in Hadley in commemoration of the landing our fathers at Plymouth The first divines of New England [...] were surpassed by none in extensive erudition.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 12
God or a god, particularly in its aspect as a transcendental concept.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: capitalized, often
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 13
To foretell (something), especially by the use of divination.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 14
To guess or discover (something) through intuition or insight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 15
To search for (underground objects or water) using a divining rod.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 16
To render divine; to deify.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 17
being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
her pies were simply divine
the divine Shakespeare
an elysian meal
an inspired performance
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: elysian, inspired
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 18
emanating from God-Saturday Review
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
divine judgment
divine guidance
everything is black or white...satanic or godly
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: godly
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 19
being or having the nature of a god-J.G.Frazier-J.G.Saxe
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the custom of killing the divine king upon any serious failure of his...powers
the divine will
the divine capacity for love
'Tis wise to learn; 'tis God-like to create
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: godlike
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 20
resulting from divine providence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
providential care
a providential visitation
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Synonyms: providential
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 21
appropriate to or befitting a god-R.H.Roveref
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the divine strength of Achilles
a man of godlike sagacity
man must play God for he has acquired certain godlike powers
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: godlike
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 22
devoted to or in the service or worship of a deity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
divine worship
divine liturgy
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
23
noun
Meaning 23
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Godhead, Lord, Creator, Maker, God Almighty, Almighty, Jehovah