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divine
Being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
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adjective
Being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
“Her pies were simply divine”
adjective
Emanating from God
“Divine judgment”
adjective
Being or having the nature of a god
“{'source': 'J.G.Frazier', 'text': 'the custom of killing the divine king upon any serious failure of his … powers'}”
adjective
Resulting from divine providence
“Providential care”
adjective
Appropriate to or befitting a god
“The divine strength of Achilles”
adjective
Devoted to or in the service or worship of a deity
“Divine worship”
noun
A clergyman or other person in religious orders
verb
Search by divining, as if with a rod
“He claimed he could divine underground water”
verb
Perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers
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Her pies were simply divine
The divine Shakespeare
An elysian meal
An inspired performance
Divine judgment
Divine guidance
{'source': 'Saturday Review', 'text': 'everything is black or white … satanic or godly'}
{'source': 'J.G.Frazier', 'text': 'the custom of killing the divine king upon any serious failure of his … powers'}
The divine will
The divine capacity for love
{'source': 'J.G.Saxe', 'text': "'Tis wise to learn; 'tis God-like to create"}
Providential care
A providential visitation
The divine strength of Achilles
A man of godlike sagacity
{'source': 'R.H.Roveref', 'text': 'man must play God for he has acquired certain godlike powers'}
Divine worship
Divine liturgy
He claimed he could divine underground water
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