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Divine is a related term of blissful.


In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between divine and blissful

is that divine is (obsolete) foreboding; prescient while blissful is (obsolete) blessed; glorified.

As adjectives the difference between divine and blissful

is that divine is of or pertaining to a god while blissful is extremely happy; full of joy; experiencing, indicating, causing, or characterized by bliss.

As a noun divine

is one skilled in divinity; a theologian.

As a verb divine

is to foretell (something), especially by the use of divination.

divine

English

(wikipedia divine)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) divin, from (etyl) .

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • of or pertaining to a god
  • eternal, holy, or otherwise godlike.
  • of superhuman or surpassing excellence
  • beautiful, heavenly
  • (obsolete) foreboding; prescient
  • * Milton
  • Yet oft his heart, divine of something ill, / Misgave him.
  • Relating to divinity or theology.
  • * South
  • church history and other divine learning
    Synonyms
    * (of or pertaining to a god) deific, godlike, godly * (sense) hallowed, holy, sacred * (of superhuman or surpassing excellence) supreme, ultimate * (sense) beautiful, delightful, exquisite, heavenly, lovely, magnificent, marvellous/marvelous, splendid, wonderful
    Antonyms
    * (of or pertaining to a god) undivine, ungodly * (sense) godless, secular, ungodly * (of superhuman or surpassing excellence) humdrum, mediocre, ordinary * (sense) horrible, horrid, nasty, unpleasant
    Derived terms
    * all-divine * argument from divine hiddenness * Book of Divine Worship * * * countenance divine * * divine afflatus * * divine command theory * divine countenance * divine fallacy * divine grace * divine guidance * divine healing * divine inspiration * divine intervention * divine judgement, divine judgment * divine kings * divine kingship * divine lady * divine language * divine law * * Divine Liturgy * divinely * Divine Mercy Sunday * divine messenger * Divine Mind * Divine Mother * divine move * Divine Mystery * divineness * Divine Office, divine office * divine polity * The Divine Praises * divine proportion * Divine Providence * divine ratio * divine retribution * divine revelation * divine right * divine rule * divine section * divine service * divine simplicity * divine spark * divinesse * * divine will healing * * Feast of the Divine Mercy * * indivine * Mother Divine * Revelation of Saint John the Divine * semi-divine, semidivine * * subdivine * * undivine * undivinelike

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One skilled in divinity; a theologian.
  • * Denham
  • Poets were the first divines .
  • A minister of the gospel; a priest; a clergyman.
  • * J. Woodbridge
  • The first divines of New England were surpassed by none in extensive erudition.
  • God or a god, particularly in its aspect as a transcendental concept
  • Synonyms
    * (sense) clergyman, cleric, man of the cloth, theologian * (a deity) deity, god, God, Allah (Muslim)
    Derived terms
    * archdivine * school-divine

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) deviner, from (etyl) divino.

    Verb

    (divin)
  • to foretell (something), especially by the use of divination
  • * Bancroft
  • a sagacity which divined the evil designs
  • * Shakespeare
  • Darest thou divine his downfall?
  • to guess (something)
  • * 1874 ,
  • no secret can be told
    To any who divined it not before
  • * 1919 ,
  • If in the loneliness of his studio he wrestled desperately with the Angel of the Lord he never allowed a soul to divine his anguish.
  • * 2005 , .
  • I suppose that we truly are divining that what is is some third thing when we say that change and stability are.
  • to search for (underground objects or water) using a divining rod
  • To render divine; to deify.
  • * Spenser
  • Living on earth like angel new divined .
    Derived terms
    (derived terms) * divinable * divined * divinement * diviner * divineress * divining * divinise, divinize * divinister

    Anagrams

    * ----

    blissful

    English

    Alternative forms

    * blissfull (archaic)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Extremely happy; full of joy; experiencing, indicating, causing, or characterized by bliss.
  • * 1738 , , "London: A Poem in Imitation of the Third Satire of Juvenal", lines 25-26,
  • In pleasing dreams the blissful age renew,
    And call Britannia's glories back to view;
  • * 1868 , , Little Women , ch. 27,
  • She ... led a blissful life, unconscious of want, care, or bad weather, while she sat safe and happy in an imaginary world.
  • * 1983 , James Hijiya, "American Gravestones and Attitudes toward Death: A Brief History," Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society , vol. 127, no. 5., page 349,
  • New England carvers between the 1720s and the 1750s transformed, step by step, the winged skull into the winged face, adding flesh to bare bone and turning the toothy grin of death into the blissful smile of a saved soul.
  • (obsolete) Blessed; glorified.
  • * c1387 , , "The Prioress' Tale," in The Canterbury Tales ,
  • Thus had this widow her little son y-taught
    Our blissful Lady, Christe's mother dear,
    To worship aye

    Usage notes

    "Blissful" occasionally has the extra connotation that a person is extremely happy because he or she fails to recognize or accept certain adversities or other harsh realities.

    Synonyms

    * ecstatic * elated * euphoric * joyful * orgasmic * overjoyed * rapturous * on cloud nine * See also

    References

    * * * * Oxford English Dictionary , second edition (1989) * Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996)