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metadivine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
metadi-vine
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the realm of existence prior to or beyond that of the gods, especially in nonbiblical/pagan religions.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From meta- + divine, a calque of Hebrew עַל־אֱלֹהִי (ʿal-ʾĕlōhî, “beyond-godly”), הֲוָיָה עַל־אֱלֹהִית (hăwāyāh ʿal-ʾĕlōhît̲, “beyond-godly existence”) as used by Yehezkel Kaufmann.

Inflected Forms

meta-divine (alternative)

Questions

What does metadivine mean?
Of or pertaining to the realm of existence prior to or beyond that of the gods, especially in nonbiblical/pagan religions.
Where does metadivine come from?
From meta- + divine, a calque of Hebrew עַל־אֱלֹהִי (ʿal-ʾĕlōhî, “beyond-godly”), הֲוָיָה עַל־אֱלֹהִית (hăwāyāh ʿal-ʾĕlōhît̲, “beyond-godly existence”) as used by Yehezkel Kaufmann.

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