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divines

divines is the plural of divine.

divines is the third-person singular simple present indicative of divine.

Meaning of divine

Noun

divine (plural divines)

  1. One skilled in divinity; a theologian.
    • Poets were the first divines.1668, John Denham, The Progress of Learning
  2. A minister of the gospel; a priest; a clergyman.
    • December 22, 1820, John Woodbridge, Sermon preached in Hadley in commemoration of the landing our fathers at Plymouth
      The first divines of New England […] were surpassed by none in extensive erudition.
  3. (capitalized, often) God or a god, particularly in its aspect as a transcendental concept.

See all 15 meanings of divine

Proper noun capitalized: Divines

Divines

  1. (plural) plural of Divine

Questions about divines

What is divines the plural of?
Divines is the plural of divine.
What part of speech is divines?
Divines is a proper noun.

Words near divines in the dictionary

  1. diviner
  2. diviner's sage
  3. divineress
  4. divineresses
  5. diviners
  6. divines
  7. divinest
  8. divineth
  9. diving
  10. diving beetle
  11. diving beetles

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