diviner; divinest
1
religion
a
: of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god entry 1 sense 1) or a god (see god entry 1 sense 2)
divine inspiration
divine love
praying for divine intervention
b
: being a deity
the divine Savior
a divine ruler
c
: directed to a deity
divine worship
divinely
adverb
1
religion
: clergyman
a Puritan divine
2
religion
: theologian
divined; divining
2
: to discover or locate (something, such as underground water or minerals) usually by means of a divining rod
1
: to seek to predict future events or discover hidden knowledge usually by the interpretation of omens or by the aid of supernatural powers : to practice divination : prophesy
2
: to perceive intuitively
Synonyms
Adjective
- A-OK
- A1
- awesome
- bang-up
- banner
- beautiful
- blue-chip
- blue-ribbon
- boffo
- bonny [chiefly British]
- bonnie
- boss [slang]
- brag
- brave
- bully
- bumper
- capital
- choice
- classic
- cool [slang]
- corking
- crackerjack
- cracking
- dandy
- dope [slang]
- down [slang]
- dynamite
- excellent
- fab
- fabulous
- famous
- fantabulous [slang]
- fantastic
- fine
- first-class
- first-rate
- first-string
- five-star
- four-star
- frontline
- gangbusters
- gangbuster
- gilt-edged
- gilt-edge
- gone [slang]
- grand
- great
- groovy
- heavenly
- high-class
- hot
- hype [slang]
- immense
- jim-dandy
- keen
- lovely
- marvelous
- marvellous
- mean
- neat
- nifty
- noble
- number one
- No. 1
- numero uno
- out-of-sight [slang]
- par excellence
- peachy
- peachy keen
- phat [slang]
- prime
- primo [slang]
- prize
- prizewinning
- quality
- radical [slang]
- righteous [slang]
- sensational
- slick
- splendid
- stellar
- sterling
- superb
- superior
- superlative
- supernal
- swell
- terrific
- tip-top
- top
- top-notch
- top-of-the-line
- top-shelf
- topflight
- topping [chiefly British]
- unsurpassed
- wizard [chiefly British]
- wonderful
Noun
Verb
Examples of divine in a Sentence
Adjective
They prayed for divine intervention.
how about a piece of the most divine apple pie I've ever tasted!
Noun
the great influence exerted by the Puritan divines in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Verb
divine the answer to a question
it was easy to divine his intention of asking his girlfriend to marry him
Recent Examples on the Web
Hazlitt, 3 Apr. 2024
Besides being ultra-nourishing, the smell of this lotion is divine and makes settling down for the night that much easier.
—Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2024
There was nothing to do but take in the panorama of nature’s divine, our sweat drying in the wind.
—Sophie Yun Mancini, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Mar. 2024
Going with your gut is a career choice for King, whose divergent roles fall into an almost divine order.
—Helena Andrews-Dyer, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
Over the phone, Nudy says that the song’s success just might be divine.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
Rooted in tradition of wearing our Sunday’s Best, the act of dressing up to honor and give our best to the divine, and even in the adornment of crosses and religious symbols, fashion has remained an enduring pillar of our cultural expression.
—Cordell Jones, Essence, 20 Mar. 2024
Pectorals like this one would have been used both for religious purposes and for decoration—their role was one of protection and divine power.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2024
The aim of this festival is to celebrate the rich flora, deep culture and divine food of Bhutan.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 14 Feb. 2024
The 38-year-old Lakewood Presbyterian is all about finding non-traditional ways to connect to the divine.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2024
Those words come from William Paley, an English divine who lived from 1743 to 1805.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 17 Jan. 2024
One needn’t be a true believer to be fascinated by the holy relics of the Catholic Church, objects credited with the ability to facilitate miracles and even provide access to the divine.
—John Anderson, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2023
My desktop collection of obsolescent chargers may not obviously connect me with the divine.
—Britt Peterson, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2023
According to pros and believers alike, angel numbers carry messages from the divine.
—Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 5 Sep. 2023
After the rise of Christianity, small white churches began dotting the summits of Sifnos’s hills and mountains, symbolizing proximity to the divine.
—Nick Romeo, The New Republic, 23 Aug. 2023
Its meaning is simple: Irrespective of what Arjuna does, everything is in the hands of the divine.
—James Temperton, WIRED, 21 July 2023
Bridget Alex, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024
Presentations are as beautiful and orderly as topiary, and often adorned with shatteringly thin chips for texture, but only the palate can divine the unseen depths.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
In South America, the Inca saw solar eclipses as a sign of the sun god’s displeasure; leaders would try to divine the source of his wrath and appease him with an appropriate sacrifice.
—Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2024
The financial markets are consumed with divining the timing of the Fed's first cut to its benchmark rate, which stands at a 23-year high of about 5.4%.
—CBS News, 6 Mar. 2024
Good luck divining if a college QB has the vision and smarts to read and react to the NFL game with speed and clarity.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Feb. 2024
If the health of the American shopper can be divined from retail chains’ financial results, Target just gave Wall Street its best prognosis in months.
—Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2023
Joseph Smith, the LDS’s founder, prophet, and visionary, divined a temple city like Jerusalem as well as a religious state, to use a freighted term, so the Salt Lake Temple is a big deal.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 20 Jan. 2024
Journalists and media outlets from around the world descend on the town every four years to witness the proceedings, hoping to divine some insight that might foreshadow the statewide results that will come into focus less than 24 hours later.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2024
Adjective
Gregory presents the divine in humanity, a reclamation; hell is about purification, not punishment.
—Hazlitt, 3 Apr. 2024
Besides being ultra-nourishing, the smell of this lotion is divine and makes settling down for the night that much easier.
—Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2024
There was nothing to do but take in the panorama of nature’s divine, our sweat drying in the wind.
—Sophie Yun Mancini, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Mar. 2024
Going with your gut is a career choice for King, whose divergent roles fall into an almost divine order.
—Helena Andrews-Dyer, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
Over the phone, Nudy says that the song’s success just might be divine.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
Rooted in tradition of wearing our Sunday’s Best, the act of dressing up to honor and give our best to the divine, and even in the adornment of crosses and religious symbols, fashion has remained an enduring pillar of our cultural expression.
—Cordell Jones, Essence, 20 Mar. 2024
Pectorals like this one would have been used both for religious purposes and for decoration—their role was one of protection and divine power.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2024
The aim of this festival is to celebrate the rich flora, deep culture and divine food of Bhutan.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
Noun
With Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday falling on the same day this year, Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix Bishop John Dolan is imploring the faithful to focus on their relationship with the divine.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 14 Feb. 2024
The 38-year-old Lakewood Presbyterian is all about finding non-traditional ways to connect to the divine.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2024
Those words come from William Paley, an English divine who lived from 1743 to 1805.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 17 Jan. 2024
One needn’t be a true believer to be fascinated by the holy relics of the Catholic Church, objects credited with the ability to facilitate miracles and even provide access to the divine.
—John Anderson, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2023
My desktop collection of obsolescent chargers may not obviously connect me with the divine.
—Britt Peterson, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2023
According to pros and believers alike, angel numbers carry messages from the divine.
—Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 5 Sep. 2023
After the rise of Christianity, small white churches began dotting the summits of Sifnos’s hills and mountains, symbolizing proximity to the divine.
—Nick Romeo, The New Republic, 23 Aug. 2023
Its meaning is simple: Irrespective of what Arjuna does, everything is in the hands of the divine.
—James Temperton, WIRED, 21 July 2023
Verb
On this mind-altering trip, the women may have liaised with deities and divined their society’s future—unaware that the powder’s potency came from its main elemental component: the toxic metal mercury.
—Bridget Alex, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024
Presentations are as beautiful and orderly as topiary, and often adorned with shatteringly thin chips for texture, but only the palate can divine the unseen depths.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
In South America, the Inca saw solar eclipses as a sign of the sun god’s displeasure; leaders would try to divine the source of his wrath and appease him with an appropriate sacrifice.
—Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2024
The financial markets are consumed with divining the timing of the Fed's first cut to its benchmark rate, which stands at a 23-year high of about 5.4%.
—CBS News, 6 Mar. 2024
Good luck divining if a college QB has the vision and smarts to read and react to the NFL game with speed and clarity.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Feb. 2024
If the health of the American shopper can be divined from retail chains’ financial results, Target just gave Wall Street its best prognosis in months.
—Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2023
Joseph Smith, the LDS’s founder, prophet, and visionary, divined a temple city like Jerusalem as well as a religious state, to use a freighted term, so the Salt Lake Temple is a big deal.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 20 Jan. 2024
Journalists and media outlets from around the world descend on the town every four years to witness the proceedings, hoping to divine some insight that might foreshadow the statewide results that will come into focus less than 24 hours later.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2024
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“Divine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divine. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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divine
2 of 3 noun
: a member of the clergy
divine
3 of 3 verb
divined; divining
1
: to discover or understand something without reasoning
2
: to practice divination : prophesy
diviner
noun
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