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di·vine1 / diˈvīn/ • adj. (-vin·er , -vin·est ) 1. of, from, or like God or a god: heroes with divine powers | paintings of shipwrecks being prevented by divine intervention. ∎ devoted to God; sacred: divine liturgy. 2. inf., dated excellent; delightful: that succulent clementine tasted divine | he had the most divine smile. • n. 1. dated a cleric or theologian. 2. (the Divine) providence or God. DERIVATIVES: di·vine·ly adv. di·vine·ness n. di·vine2 • v. [tr.] discover (something) by guesswork or intuition: his brother usually divined his ulterior motives | they had divined that he was a fake. ∎ have supernatural or magical insight into (future events): frauds who claimed to divine the future in chicken's entrails. ∎ discover (water) by dowsing. DERIVATIVES: di·vin·er n. |
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"divine." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "divine." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-divine.html "divine." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-divine.html |
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divine The Divine Comedy an epic poem, by Dante (c.1309–20) describing his spiritual journey through Hell and Purgatory (with Virgil as guide) and finally to Paradise (with Beatrice as guide).
Divine Office in the Christian Church, the series of services of prayers and psalms said (or chanted) daily by Catholic priests, members of religious orders, and other clergy. divine right of kings the doctrine that kings derive their authority from God not their subjects, from which it follows that rebellion is the worst of political crimes. It was enunciated in Britain in the 16th century under the Stuarts and is also associated with the absolutism of Louis XIV of France. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "divine." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "divine." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-divine.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "divine." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-divine.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "divine." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "divine." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-divine.html T. F. HOAD. "divine." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-divine.html |
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divine 2 †soothsayer, seer; ecclesiastic, theologian. XIV. — OF. devin (:- L. dīvīnus sooth-sayer), later divin theologian, after medL. dīvīnus doctor of divinity, theologian; sb. use of prec.
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T. F. HOAD. "divine." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "divine." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-divine1.html T. F. HOAD. "divine." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-divine1.html |
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divine 3 make out as by supernatural insight; practice divination. XIV. ME. devine — (O)F. deviner, f. devin DIVINE 2, after L. dīvīnāre foretell, predict.
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T. F. HOAD. "divine." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "divine." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-divine2.html T. F. HOAD. "divine." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-divine2.html |
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"divine." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "divine." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-divine.html "divine." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-divine.html |
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