divine

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di·vine1 /dəˈvaɪn/ ●●○ adjective  1  RRcoming from or relating to God or a god 神的，上帝的；天赐的divine intervention/providence/revelation/guidance etc faith in divine providence 对神意的信赖 divine power 神的力量 divine love 上帝的慈爱2. GOOD/EXCELLENT old-fashioned very pleasant or good 极好的，极妙的 —divinely adverb a divinely inspired idea 如得神灵启示的想法

Examples from the Corpus

divine• Yes, it was truly divine.• He was fully human as well as fully divine.• Instead, they recognized an interlocking trinity of types: animal, human, divine.• The combination of sweet prunes and rabbit in this classic dish is divine.• He offered a brief prayer for divine guidance.• What we may recognize as a scientific principle was enunciated via the theological concept of divine immutability.• To perform them is to conform to the divine order which governs all human affairs.• The death of a child is commonly seen by members of the tribe as divine punishment.• The first Christians also knew that divine resources were more than a match for the dark powers.• Singer Sarah Vaughan was often called "the Divine Sarah."• The emperor was considered the nation's divine spiritual leader.• Encountering him there, Dinah calmly tells him that she can not do without him-it is the divine will that they marry.divine intervention/providence/revelation/guidance etc• Nor did he find any room for divine intervention.• On the one side the appeal was to reason; on the other, to faith and special divine revelation.• One is that devout patients may forgo treatment and wait for divine intervention.• The ensuing silence indicated that I had not helped matters. l stared at my Keds, hoping for divine guidance.• And barring divine intervention, also its last.• In the absence of divine intervention, virgin birth for mammals is not an option.• To say that the Church was the sole conduit of divine revelation was to dictate terms to the Almighty.• We thought there was some sort of divine providence which would somehow or other get us away.

Related topics: Folklore

divine2 verb  1  [transitive] literaryGUESS to discover or guess something 发现；猜出divine that Somehow, the children had divined that he was lying. 不知怎的，孩子们猜出了他在说谎。2  [intransitive]RF to search for underground water or minerals using a Y-shaped stick 〔用Y形探测杆〕探测地下水[矿物] a divining rod (=the stick used for this) 〔地下水、矿物等的〕探测杆 —diviner noun [countable]→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

divine• Together they divined for Charlie's talent.• He had apparently divined from my expression that I was not prepared.• They divined the contents of sealed envelopes by the simple expedient of opening the staples at the other end of the envelope.• Money experts now begin the tricky business of divining the fate of the economy.• Spoken words were not crucial because people should be able to divine the next move.• No one in the twenties could have divined this over-arching design, nor did Pound suppose that anyone would.• You can still divine water with a rod and be an agnostic.• Others will divine whether the Martins were lucky hobbyists or party stooges.divine that• With the uncanny prescience of children, they had divined that he was a fake.• I divined that they spoke of the woman who was on trial for her life in Geneva on the morrow.Origin divine1 (1300-1400) Old French divin, from Latin divus “god”

di·vine1 adjectivedivine2 verbChineseSyllable  

to or Corpus coming relating a God god or from

divine

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di‧vine¹ /dəˈvaɪn, dɪˈvaɪn/ adjective1. 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
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ 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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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]