divine

DIVINE, adjective [Latin , a god.] 1. Pertaining to the true God; as the divine nature; divine perfections. 2. Pertaining to a heathen deity, or to false gods. 3. Partaking of the nature of God. Half human, half divine 4. Proceeding from God; as divine judgments. 5. Godlike; heavenly; excellent in the highest degree; extraordinary; apparently above what is human. In this application the word admits of comparison; as a divine invention; a divine genius; the divinest mind. A divine sentence is in the lips of the king. Proverbs 16:10. 6. Presageful; foreboding; prescient. [Not used.] 7. Appropriated to God, or celebrating his praise; as divine service; divine songs; divine worship. DIVINE, noun 1. A minister of the gospel; a priest; a clergyman. The first divines of New England were surpassed by none in extensive erudition, personal sanctity, and diligence in the pastoral office. 2. A man skilled in divinity; a theologian; as a great divine DIVINE, verb transitive [Latin] 1. To foreknow; to foretell; to presage. Darst thou divine his downfall? 2. To deify. [Not in use.] DIVINE, verb intransitive 1. To use or practice divination. 2. To utter presages or prognostications. The prophets thereof divine for money. Micah 3:6. 3. To have presages or forebodings. Suggest but truth to my divining thoughts-- 4. To guess or conjecture. Could you divine what lovers bear.