divine
has definitions from the fields of religion,Christianity
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[ adjective ] (religion) emanating from God
Synonyms Examples "divine judgment" "divine guidance" "everything is black or white...satanic or godly"-Saturday Rev. Used in print (Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)A romantic is one who thinks the world is divinely inspired and all he has_to do is find the right key , and then divine justice and altruism will appear . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (religion) resulting from divine providence
Synonyms Examples "providential care" "a providential visitation" Used in print (Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)Finally , it gives sanctity , more than human legitimacy , and even , through super empirical reference , transcendent and supernatural importance to some values ; for_example , marriage as a sacrament , much law-breaking as sinful , occasionally the state as a divine instrument . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (religion,Christianity) terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
Used in print (J. H. Hexter, "Thomas More: On the Margins...)But to say that at a moment in history something is new is not necessarily to say that it is modern ; and for this statement the best evidence comes within the five years following the publication of Utopia , when Martin_Luther elaborates a new perception of the nature of the Divine 's encounter with man . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (religion) being or having the nature of a god
Synonyms Examples "the custom of killing the divine king upon any serious failure of his...powers"-J.G.Frazier "the divine will" "the divine capacity for love" "'Tis wise to learn 'tis God-like to create"-J.G.Saxe Used in print (The Rev. John A. O'Brien, "Let's Take Birth Control...)The Church considers this to be the method provided by nature and its divine Author : It involves no frustration of nature 's laws , but simply an intelligent and disciplined use of them . Related terms |
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[ verb ] perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers
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[ adjective ] (religion) appropriate to or befitting a god
Synonyms Examples "the divine strength of Achilles" "a man of godlike sagacity" "man must play God for he has acquired certain godlike powers"-R.H.Roveref Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (religion) devoted to or in the service or worship of a deity
Examples "divine worship" "divine liturgy" Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 10641
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