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As an adjective divine

is of or pertaining to a god.

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.

As a proper noun fate is

any one of the fates.

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
    Related terms
    (related terms) * divinail * divinal * divination * divinator * divinatorial * divinatory * divinatrice * divinify * divinipotent * divinise, divinize * divinity * predivine
    Related terms
    * a lo divino * baculus divinatorius * divinistre * * * * lectio divina * Liposcelis divinatorius * Salvia divinorum * * virgula divina * voce divinare

    Anagrams

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    fate

    English

    (wikipedia fate)

    Noun

  • The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.
  • *
    • Captain Edward Carlisle; he could not tell what this prisoner might do. He cursed the fate' which had assigned such a duty, cursed especially that ' fate which forced a gallant soldier to meet so superb a woman as this under handicap so hard.
  • The effect, consequence, outcome, or inevitable events predetermined by this cause.
  • Destiny; often with a connotation of death, ruin, misfortune, etc.
  • (lb) (one of the goddesses said to control the destiny of human beings).

    • Synonyms

    * destiny * doom * fortune * kismet * lot * necessity * orlay * predestination * wyrd

    Antonyms

    * choice * free will * freedom

    Derived terms

    * fatal * fatalism * fatality * tempt fate

    Related terms

    * amor fati ()

    See also

    * determinism * indeterminism

    Verb

    (fat)
  • To foreordain or predetermine, to make inevitable.
    • The oracle's prediction fated Oedipus to kill his father; not all his striving could change what would occur.
  • * 2011 , James Al-Shamma, Sarah Ruhl: A Critical Study of the Plays (page 119)
    • At the conclusion of this part, Eric, who plays Jesus and is now a soldier, captures Violet in the forest, fating her to a concentration camp.

    Usage notes

    * In some uses this may imply it causes the inevitable event.

    Anagrams

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