divine
/dɪˈvaɪn/adjective
उच्चारण डिवाइन
दैवी, ईश्वरीय, पवित्र
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coming from or connected with God or a god
दैवी, ईश्वरीय, पवित्र
- The king claimed to rule by divine right.
- divine grace
- Pilgrims prayed for divine blessings.
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- Many believe that the river has divine power.
- The temple is dedicated to a divine mother.
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old-fashioned, informal
wonderful; beautiful
अद्भुत, स्वर्गिक, बहुत सुंदर
- The mangoes were simply divine.
- The sunset over the sea looked divine.
- The food at the feast was divine.
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- What a divine view of the lake!
- She wore a divine silk saree.
Synonyms wonderful delightful heavenly
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[T] ~ sth | ~ that… formal
to find out or guess something by instinct or by using magic
अंतर्ज्ञान से जान लेना, भाँप लेना; भविष्य बताना
- She divined from his silence that something was wrong.
- to divine the future from the stars
- He divined her thoughts from her face.
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- Farmers once divined the weather from the sky.
- I could not divine why she was angry.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
divine + noun
Before a noun it means coming from or connected with God: divine power, divine justice.
Noun से पहले इसका अर्थ ईश्वर से आने वाला या उससे जुड़ा है।
- Many believe in divine justice.
- The temple is a place of divine peace.
divine (informal: wonderful)
In casual speech, it means lovely; usually in spoken or lighthearted writing.
बोलचाल में इसका अर्थ अत्यंत सुंदर है; प्रायः बातचीत में।
- The sweets at the wedding were divine.
divine + that-clause / noun (verb)
As a verb it means to find something out by guesswork or insight; it is formal.
क्रिया के रूप में इसका अर्थ अनुमान या अंतर्दृष्टि से जानना है; यह औपचारिक है।
- He divined her thoughts from her face.
- The priest divined that rain was near.
the divine / divine right
'The divine' is a noun for God's nature; 'divine right' is the old idea that kings rule by God's will.
'The divine' ईश्वरीय स्वरूप के लिए noun है; 'divine right' राजा के ईश्वरीय अधिकार का पुराना विचार है।
- Kings once claimed the divine right to rule.
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divine + noun
interventiongracejusticepowerwrath
- She credited divine grace for her recovery.
adverb + divine
trulysimplyalmostabsolutelypurely
- The music was almost divine.
divine + being
beingspiritvoicepresencelove
- He felt a divine presence in the old temple.
verb + divine
seembefeelclaim to be
- The silence felt divine.
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- Pilgrims travel far to seek divine blessings.
तीर्थयात्री दिव्य आशीर्वाद पाने के लिए दूर-दूर तक यात्रा करते हैं।
- Radhika found the evening aarti truly divine.
राधिका को संध्या आरती सचमुच दिव्य लगी।
- The old astrologer claimed he could divine the future.
बूढ़े ज्योतिषी ने दावा किया कि वह भविष्य जान सकता है।
- Many festivals celebrate divine victory over evil.
कई पर्व बुराई पर दिव्य विजय का उत्सव मनाते हैं।
- She sang a divine melody at dawn.
उसने भोर में एक दिव्य धुन गाई।
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✗ The festival celebrates divinity victory over evil.
✓ The festival celebrates divine victory over evil.
Before a noun use the adjective divine; divinity is a noun.
Noun से पहले adjective 'divine' आता है; 'divinity' noun है।
✗ She believes in a divinely power.
✓ She believes in a divine power.
An adjective is needed before the noun; divinely is an adverb.
Noun से पहले adjective चाहिए; 'divinely' adverb है।
✗ I could divine from his look about his plan.
✓ I could divine his plan from his look.
Divine is transitive; it takes its object directly.
'Divine' सकर्मक है; इसका object सीधे आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Divine, holy and sacred all connect to religion, but they differ in what they describe.
Divine, holy और sacred धर्म से जुड़े हैं, पर वे अलग चीज़ों का वर्णन करते हैं।
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di·vine
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
'To err is human, to forgive divine.'
सूक्ति 'To err is human, to forgive divine' है।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
Finding water underground with a forked stick is water divining, and the person is a diviner; the study of religion is divinity.
'मुड़ी छड़ी से ज़मीन के नीचे पानी खोजना' water divining है और ऐसा व्यक्ति diviner; धर्म का अध्ययन divinity।