divine

Divine means relating to God or extremely good.

(adjective)

An example of divine is the nature of Jesus.
An example of divine is a person who always follows religious and moral codes of conduct.

The definition of a divine is a clergy member or a theologian.

(noun)

An example of divine is a minister.

Divine is defined as to find out through insight, prophecy or intuition.

(verb)

An example of divine is for a fortune teller to predict someone's future.

See divine in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

Origin: ME & OFr < L divinus < divus, god, deity

noun

transitive verb divined, divining

Origin: ME devinen < OFr deviner < L divinare < divinus

intransitive verb

Related Forms:

See divine in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective di·vin·er, di·vin·est

a. Having the nature of or being a deity.
b. Of, relating to, emanating from, or being the expression of a deity: sought divine guidance through meditation.
c. Being in the service or worship of a deity; sacred.
Superhuman; godlike.
a. Supremely good or beautiful; magnificent: a divine performance of the concerto.
b. Extremely pleasant; delightful: had a divine time at the ball.
Heavenly; perfect.

noun

verb di·vined, di·vin·ing, di·vines

verb, transitive

To foretell through or as if through the art of divination. See Synonyms at foretell.
a. To know by inspiration, intuition, or reflection.
b. To guess.
To locate (underground water or minerals) with a divining rod; douse.

verb, intransitive