divine

//dɪˈvaɪn//
B2Frequency Level 8Formal
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Adjective

more divineComparative
most divineSuperlative
1

Of, relating to, or proceeding from God or a god; sacred or holy.

They prayed for divine guidance in their time of need.

2

Supremely good, excellent, or delightful; wonderful.

The dessert was absolutely divine.

Verb

divineInfinitive
divinesPresent tense
divinedPast tense
divinedPast participle
diviningPresent participle
divinesThird-person singular
1

To discover or perceive something by intuition or insight.

She divined his true intentions from his nervous behavior.

2

To practice divination; to foretell the future or discover hidden knowledge.

Ancient priests would divine the future by reading signs in nature.

Noun

1

A clergyman or theologian.

The divine delivered a sermon on faith and morality.