divine

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The divine, so-called, is spoken of still; but the divine is an abstraction, and apart from God has no real existence.

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  1. adjective Having the nature of or being a deity.
  2. adjective Of, relating to, emanating from, or being the expression of a deity: sought divine guidance through meditation.
  3. adjective Being in the service or worship of a deity; sacred.
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  • Yet the instinct for love and for the divine is only slumbering. —  The Project Gutenberg eBook of Life Of St. Francis of Assisi, by Paul Sabatier.
  • Jeremias is credited with establishing the fact that Jesus 'use of the term, "abba," with reference to the divine is authentic to the original historical figure, and that the Aramaic term means not "father" so much as it means something more akin to "daddy." —  Falls Church News-Press Online
  • The pursuit of self discovery and connecting with the divine is a wonderful experience. —  India eNews
  • The path to the divine is an infinite one, and it is to be understood that when the first step has been gained, it can only be the preparation for ascending higher and higher." —  Christentum als mystische Tatsache und die Mysterien des Altertums. English
  • Man is true, where he feels his infinity, where he is divine, and the divine is the creator in him. —  Spirit and Music
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  1. Middle English, from Old French devine, from Latin dīvīnus, divine, foreseeing, from dīvus, god; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots. V., Middle English divinen, from Old French deviner, from Latin dīvīnāre, from dīvīnus.

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  1. from Middle English devinen, devynen, foresee, foretell, interpret, from Old French deviner, French deviner (cf. Spanish adivinar = Portuguese adevinhar) = Italian divinare, from Latin divinare, foresee, foretell, divine, from divinus, divinely inspired, prophetic, as a soothsayer, prophet: see divine, adjective
 

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