divine
Noun
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Terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God (synset 109559474)
subtypes:
- blessed trinity, holy trinity, sacred trinity, trinity - the union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one Godhead
- hypostasis, hypostasis of christ - any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united
is an instance of: god, supreme being - the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions -
A clergyman or other person in religious orders (synset 109947594)
is a type of: clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend - a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Churchsubtypes:specific instances:
- a kempis, thomas a kempis - German ecclesiastic (1380-1471)
- bruno, saint bruno, st. bruno - (Roman Catholic Church) a French cleric (born in Germany) who founded the Carthusian order in 1084 (1032-1101)
Adjective
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Emanating from God (synset 301183091)
"divine judgment"; "divine guidance"; "everything is black or white...satanic or godly"similar to: heavenly - of or belonging to heaven or godsame as: godly
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Resulting from divine providence (synset 301183907)
"providential care"; "a providential visitation"similar to: heavenly - of or belonging to heaven or godsame as: providential
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Being or having the nature of a god (synset 301183311)
"the custom of killing the divine king upon any serious failure of his...powers"; "the divine will"; "the divine capacity for love"; "'Tis wise to learn; 'tis God-like to create"similar to: heavenly - of or belonging to heaven or godsame as: godlike
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Devoted to or in the service or worship of a deity (synset 302062864)
"divine worship"; "divine liturgy"similar to: sacred - concerned with religion or religious purposes
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Appropriate to or befitting a god (synset 301264199)
"the divine strength of Achilles"; "a man of godlike sagacity"; "man must play God for he has acquired certain godlike powers"similar to: superhuman - above or beyond the human or demanding more than human power or endurancesame as: godlike
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Being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods (synset 301125269)
"her pies were simply divine"; "the divine Shakespeare"; "an elysian meal"; "an inspired performance"similar to: glorious - having or deserving or conferring glory
Verb
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Perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers (synset 202112042)
is a type of: comprehend, perceive - to become aware of through the sensessubtypes: chiromance - divine by reading someone's palms
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Search by divining, as if with a rod (synset 201317608)
"He claimed he could divine underground water"is a type of: look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence ofsubtypes: dowse - use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal
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