divine

UK: /dɪˈvaɪn/ US: /dɪˈvaɪn/ ,(di vīn′)

Inflections of 'divine' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

divines

v 3rd person singular

divining

v pres p

divined

v past

divined

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

di•vine /dɪˈvaɪn/   adj., -vin•er, -vin•est, n., v., -vined, -vin•ing. 
adj. 

1. Religion of, like, or from a god;
   addressed or devoted to God or a god:
   The altar was a place of divine worship.
2. Informal Terms extremely good;
   unusually lovely:
   divine chocolate cake.

n. 

3. Religion [countable] a theologian;
   scholar in religion.
4. Religion [countable] a priest or cleric.
5. Religion the Divine:
   • [proper noun] God.
   • [uncountable] the spiritual aspect in humans regarded as godly or godlike.

v. 

6. to discover or declare (something) by divination, magic, or as if by magic;
   prophesy: [~ + object]
   The oracles were expected to divine the future.
   [~ + (that) clause]
   How could we have divined that she would wish to retire so soon?
7. [~ + object] to seek (water, metal, etc.) by means of a divining rod.

di•vine•ly, adv. 
di•vin•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

di•vine  (di vīn′), adj., -vin•er, -vin•est, n., v., -vined, -vin•ing. 
adj. 

1. Religion of or pertaining to a god, esp. the Supreme Being.
2. Religion addressed, appropriated, or devoted to God or a god;
   religious;
   sacred:
   divine worship.
3. Religion proceeding from God or a god:
   divine laws.
4. Religion godlike;
   characteristic of or befitting a deity:
   divine magnanimity.
5. heavenly;
   celestial:
   the divine kingdom.
6. Informal Terms extremely good;
   unusually lovely:
   He has the most divine tenor voice.
7. being a god;
   being God:
   a divine person.
8. of superhuman or surpassing excellence:
   Beauty is divine.
9. Religion [Obs.] of or pertaining to divinity or theology.

n. 

10. Religion a theologian;
    scholar in religion.
11. Religion a priest or member of the clergy.
12. Religion the Divine:
    • God.
    • (sometimes l.c.) the spiritual aspect of humans;
      the group of attributes and qualities of humankind regarded as godly or godlike.

v.t. 

13. to discover or declare (something obscure or in the future) by divination;
    prophesy.
14. to discover (water, metal, etc.) by means of a divining rod.
15. to perceive by intuition or insight;
    conjecture.
16. [Archaic.] to portend.

v.i. 

17. to use or practice divination;
    prophesy.
18. to have perception by intuition or insight;
    conjecture.

• Latin, as above
• Old French devin
• Latin dīvīnus, equivalent. to dīv(us) god + -īnus -ine¹; replacing Middle English devin(e)
• Middle English 1275–1325

di•vin′a•ble, adj. 
di•vine′ly, adv. 
di•vine′ness, n. 
Synonyms

• 13, 17. foretell, predict, foresee, forecast.
• 15, 18. discern, understand.

Antonyms

• 5. worldly, mundane.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

divine / dɪˈvaɪn/ adjective

1. of, relating to, or characterizing God or a deity
2. godlike
3. of, relating to, or associated with religion or worship
4. of supreme excellence or worth
5. splendid; perfect

noun

1. the divine ⇒ (often capital)
   another term for God
2. a priest, esp one learned in theology

verb

1. to perceive or understand (something) by intuition or insight
2. to conjecture (something); guess
3. to discern (a hidden or future reality) as though by supernatural power
4. (transitive) to search for (underground supplies of water, metal, etc) using a divining rod

Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin dīvīnus, from dīvus a god; related to deus a god

diˈvinely adverb

diˈviner noun