Heavens vs Divine - What's the difference?
heavens | divine |
(often with 'the') : the distant sky of the sun, moon, and stars.
* (William Shakespeare), (The Comedie of Errors) , I i 66:
* 1625 , Nathanæl Carpenter, Geography delineated forth in two bookes , I iv 77:
:: The moon's path lies in that belt of the heavens known as the zodiac.
* 1981 , E.R. Harrison, Cosmology , XII 250:
(religion) : the abode of God or the gods; the abode of the blessed departed.
* 1832 , Charles Coleman, The Mythology of the Hindus , XIII 220:
* 1906 July 30, Washington Post , 12 4:
(rare) : the near sky of the weather, etc.
(rare) the will of God or the gods, Providence.
* 1611 , (King James Bible), iv 26:
An expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, or frustration.
*
*:“Heavens! ” exclaimed Nina, “the blue-stocking and the fogy!—and yours are'' pale blue, Eileen!—you’re about as self-conscious as Drina—slumping there with your hair tumbling ''à la Mérode! Oh, it's very picturesque, of course, but a straight spine and good grooming is better.”
of or pertaining to a god
eternal, holy, or otherwise godlike.
of superhuman or surpassing excellence
beautiful, heavenly
(obsolete) foreboding; prescient
* Milton
Relating to divinity or theology.
* South
One skilled in divinity; a theologian.
* Denham
A minister of the gospel; a priest; a clergyman.
* J. Woodbridge
God or a god, particularly in its aspect as a transcendental concept
to foretell (something), especially by the use of divination
* Bancroft
* Shakespeare
to guess (something)
* 1874 ,
* 1919 ,
* 2005 , .
to search for (underground objects or water) using a divining rod
To render divine; to deify.
* Spenser
As a proper noun heavens
is .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.heavens
English
Noun
(head)- What obscured light the heauens did grant.
- The Heauens ...are carried in 24 houres from East to West.
- 1930 March, Nature , 179 2:
- In an infinite...universe the stars would collectively outshine the Sun and flood the heavens with light far more intense than is observed.
- Like the Buddhas, they
[ the Jains ] believe that there is a plurality of heavens and hells.
- Christ's coming from the heavens has entered into the life of humanity as the Founder of the world to come.
- After that thou shalt haue]] [[known, knowen that the heauens doe rule.
Usage notes
The plural form "heavens" or the heavens has been typical in reference to the impersonal sky since the 17th century. The plural form became less common in reference to the abode of God, the gods, or the blessed departed as the medieval view of celestial spheres was disproven; it is still commonly used, however, in discussing theologies such as Buddhism which retain numerous heavens or levels of heaven. The term is capitalized as Heavens' or ' the Heavens when (infrequently) used as a proper name.Interjection
Synonyms
* good heavens! * heavens above!Derived terms
* heavens to Betsy * (w) English pluralsdivine
English
(wikipedia divine)Etymology 1
From (etyl) divin, from (etyl) .Adjective
(en adjective)- Yet oft his heart, divine of something ill, / Misgave him.
- 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, wonderfulAntonyms
* (of or pertaining to a god) undivine, ungodly * (sense) godless, secular, ungodly * (of superhuman or surpassing excellence) humdrum, mediocre, ordinary * (sense) horrible, horrid, nasty, unpleasantDerived 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 * undivinelikeNoun
(en noun)- Poets were the first divines .
- The first divines of New England were surpassed by none in extensive erudition.
Synonyms
* (sense) clergyman, cleric, man of the cloth, theologian * (a deity) deity, god, God, Allah (Muslim)Derived terms
* archdivine * school-divineEtymology 2
From (etyl) deviner, from (etyl) divino.Verb
(divin)- a sagacity which divined the evil designs
- Darest thou divine his downfall?
- no secret can be told
To any who divined it not before
- 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.
- I suppose that we truly are divining that what is is some third thing when we say that change and stability are.
- Living on earth like angel new divined .