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Pronunciation / Transliteration: gœt-lɪç
"Sie empfanden das Wetter als ein göttliches Geschenk."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Of, from, or like God or a god; devoted to worship or sacred.
"Ancient temples were built to honor divine forces and seek spiritual guidance."
- 1
To discover something by intuition, insight, or magical divination.
"Experienced leaders can often divine the underlying trends of shifting markets."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin divinus, meaning 'of a god or deity,' stemming from divus ('god') and deus ('god'). It entered the English language in the Middle English period via Old French, retaining its core religious and transcendent connotations.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Divine" is said worldwide
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divin
Transliteration: di-vɛ̃
"Cette musique a une beauté presque divine."
göttlich
Transliteration: gœt-lɪç
"Sie empfanden das Wetter als ein göttliches Geschenk."
divino
Transliteration: di-ˈvi-no
"L'arte rinascimentale cerca spesso la perfezione divina."
divino
Transliteration: di-ˈbi-no
"El postre estaba verdaderamente divino."
divino
Transliteration: di-ˈvi-nu
"Eles buscavam proteção divina durante a viagem."
दिव्य
Transliteration: divya
"मंदिर का वातावरण बेहद दिव्य और शांत था।"
神圣的
Transliteration: shénshèng de
"古老的仪式被认为具有神圣的力量。"
신성한
Transliteration: sinseong-han
"그들은 신성한 존재에게 기도했습니다."
神聖な
Transliteration: shinsei na
"その森は地元の人々にとって神聖な場所です。"
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