divine

adjective

di·​vine də-ˈvīn 

diviner; divinest

1

religion

a

: of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god entry 1 sense 1) or a god (see god entry 1 sense 2)

divine inspiration

divine love

praying for divine intervention

b

: being a deity

the divine Savior

a divine ruler

c

: directed to a deity

divine worship

2

a

: supremely good : superb

The meal was just divine.

b

: heavenly, godlike

divinely adverb

Synonyms of divine

• wonderful
• excellent
• lovely
• great
• beautiful
• awesome
• terrific
• fabulous
• superb
• fantastic
• stellar
• prime
• marvelous
• heavenly
• fine
• hot
• quality

Examples of divine in a Sentence

They prayed for divine intervention.

how about a piece of the most divine apple pie I've ever tasted!

Recent Examples on the Web

Stay for chef Fulvio Pierangelini’s caprese salad with avocado and divine spaghetti al pomodoro. —Laura Itzkowitz, Robb Report, 4 June 2026

The spa is pretty divine, and includes a European-style thalassotherapy spa. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026

Powerful religious leaders described the epidemic as divine punishment. —Christina Ray Stanton, Time, 2 June 2026

Our divine James Wilkie, Loretta and Tabitha, oh God. —Hannah Malach, InStyle, 2 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English divin, from Anglo-French, from Latin divinus, from divus god — more at deity

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing divine

• divine inspiration
• divine retribution
• divine right
• divine service

Rhymes for divine

• affine
• airline
• align
• aline
• assign
• baseline
• beamline
• benign
• bloodline
• bovine
• brucine
• byline

Kids Definition

divine

1 of 3 adjective

di·​vine də-ˈvīn 

1

a

: of, relating to, or coming directly from God or a god

b

: being God or a god

the divine Savior

c

: directed to God or a god

divine worship

2

a

: extremely good : superb

b

: having godlike qualities

divinely adverb

divine

2 of 3 noun

: a member of the clergy

divine

3 of 3 verb

divined; divining

1

: to discover or understand something without reasoning

2

: to practice divination : prophesy

diviner noun