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divine

/dɪˈvaɪn/dih-VYN
/dɪˈvaɪn/dih-VYN

Meaninggodlike

Common meaning: of or like a god

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√DIW‘shine’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 158, p. 735 · scan
  2. Latindeus, -ī; dīvus‘a god’
  3. Old Frenchdivinsource
  4. Englishdivine‘of or like a god’ · today

div also in: deity

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin deus ‘a god; godlike’.

Roots

Related words

deity

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