Divine has 14 different meanings across 4 categories:
Noun · Verb · Adjective · Proper Noun
a clergyman or other person in religious orders
"The local priest and his fellow divine celebrated the mass together at dawn."
One skilled in divinity; a theologian.
"The divine spent hours debating complex theological concepts during the seminar."
In plain English: A divine is an ancient Egyptian god who was believed to control nature and human life.
"She decided to leave her decision in divine hands."
perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers
"The mystic claimed to divine the future without ever seeing it unfold."
To foretell (something), especially by the use of divination.
"The ancient priest claimed to divine the king's fate through the sacred omens."
In plain English: To divine means to figure something out by guessing based on clues rather than having direct proof.
"He hoped to divine her true feelings from her silence."
resulting from divine providence
"providential care"
"a providential visitation"
Of or pertaining to a god.
"The ancient priests performed daily rituals to honor the divine presence in their temple."
In plain English: Divine means something that is extremely wonderful, perfect, or amazing.
"The divine beauty of the sunset left everyone in awe."
Usage: Use divine as an adjective to describe things that are directly from God, such as "divine intervention," rather than using it merely to mean extremely good. Avoid confusing this with the verb form when you simply want to express high quality without religious connotation.
A surname.
"The Divine family has lived in that village for three generations."
The word divine comes from the Old French divin and the Latin dīvīnus, which meant "of a god." It replaced an earlier Old English term that had a similar meaning.