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metadivine

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

Adjective

metadivine (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the realm of existence prior to or beyond that of the gods, especially in nonbiblical/pagan religions.
    • There are two realms: that of divine powers, another of the metadivine.¹ Even the gods are depicted as calling upon metadivine forces to surmount their own predestined limitations.1960, Yehezkel Kaufmann, “Chapter II: Pagan Religion”, in Moshe Greenberg, transl., The Religion of Israel, University of Chicago, →OCLC, page 23

Forms of metadivine

alternative formmeta-divine

Origin of metadivine

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.

Questions about metadivine

What does metadivine mean?
Metadivine means of or pertaining to the realm of existence prior to or beyond that of the gods, especially in nonbiblical/pagan religions.
What part of speech is metadivine?
Metadivine is an adjective.

Words near metadivine in the dictionary

  1. metadiscourse
  2. metadiscourses
  3. metadiscursive
  4. metadiscussion
  5. metadiscussions
  6. metadivine
  7. metadocument
  8. metadocuments
  9. metadolerite
  10. metadolerites
  11. metadoleritic

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