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diuine

diuine is the obsolete spelling of divine.

Meaning of divine

Adjective

divine (comparative more divine, superlative most divine)

  1. Of or pertaining to a god.
    • a divine being
    Synonyms:
    deific, godlike, godly
    Antonyms:
    undivine, ungodly
  2. Eternal, holy, or otherwise godlike.
    • divine power
    Antonyms:
    godless, secular, ungodly
  3. Of superhuman or surpassing excellence.
    • divine skill
    Synonyms:
    supreme, ultimate
  4. Beautiful, heavenly.
  5. (obsolete) Foreboding; prescient.
    • Yet oft his heart, divine of something ill, / Misgave him.1667, John Milton, “Book VIII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC...
  6. (obsolete) immortal; elect or saved after death
    • Now Thomas Mowbray do I turne to thee,
      And marke my greeting well: for what I ſpeake,
      My body ſhall make good vpon this earth,
      Or my diuine ſoule anſwer it in heauen.1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to...
    Synonyms:
    blessed, elect, saved

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Questions about diuine

What is diuine the obsolete spelling of?
Diuine is the obsolete spelling of divine.

Words near diuine in the dictionary

  1. diuell
  2. diuells
  3. diuers
  4. diuerse
  5. Diuihet
  6. diuine
  7. diulose
  8. diuloses
  9. diumide
  10. diumvir
  11. diumvirate

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