divine

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Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
  2. noun a clergyman or other person in religious orders
  3. verb perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

Godhead, Lord, Creator, Maker, God Almighty, Almighty, Jehovah

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