How do you pronounce divine?

The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈvaɪn/.

divine

/dɪˈvaɪn/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.24 in modern English

Syllables: di-vine
IPA: /dɪˈvaɪn/

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Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a god.

adj

Eternal, holy, or otherwise godlike.

adj

Of superhuman or surpassing excellence.

adj

Beautiful, heavenly.

adj

Foreboding; prescient.

Obsolete

adj

immortal; elect or saved after death

Obsolete

adj

Relating to divinity or theology.

noun

One skilled in divinity; a theologian.

Example Sentences

"a divine being"
"divine existence"
"divine power"
"divine skill"
"Divine decadence darling!"
"Yet oft his heart, divine of something ill, / Misgave him."

Etymology

From Old French divin, from Latin dīvīnus (“of a god”), from divus (“god”). Displaced native Old English godcund.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: *dyew-, deviner, dīvīnō

Usage

Inflected Forms

more divine (comparative) most divine (superlative) divines (plural) divines (present, singular) divining (participle, present) divined (participle, past) divined (past)

Derived Forms

antidivine demidivine divinelike divinely divineness divinesse divinisation divinish divinization indivine metadivine nondivine

Phrases

all-divine argument from divine hiddenness Book of Divine Worship countenance divine Divine Adoratrice of Amun divine afflatus divine coincidence divine command theory

Frequently Paired Words

celestial heavenly divinail divinal divination divinator divinatorial divinatory

Synonyms

deific godlike godly hallowed holy sacred blessed celestial devoutful divine heavenly sanctimonious

Antonyms

undivine ungodly godless secular humdrum mediocre ordinary horrible horrid nasty unpleasant nondivine

Rhymes With

line fine design sign mine nine wine decline define shine pine resign