divine

²divine

noun

Definition of DIVINE

1

: clergyman

2

: theologian

Examples of DIVINE

1. <the great influence exerted by the Puritan divines in the Massachusetts Bay Colony>

Origin of DIVINE

Middle English, from Medieval Latin divinus, from Latin, soothsayer, from divinus, adjective

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to DIVINE

Synonyms: cleric, clerical, clerk, deacon, clergyperson, dominie, ecclesiastic, minister, preacher, priest, reverend

Antonyms: layman, layperson, secular

Related Words: churchman, clergyman, father, Holy Joe [slang], padre; clergywoman, deaconess, priestess; abbot, archbishop, archpriest, bishop, dean, diocesan, monsignor, pope, prelate, presbyter; abbé, curate, curé, parson, pastor, rector, shepherd, vicar; chaplain, confessor, sky pilot; evangelist, missionary, missioner, missionizer, revivalist; friar, mendicant, monastic, monk, oblate, religious; high priest, high priestess

Near Antonyms: lay reader, lector

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