divine
adjective (GOD-LIKE) /dɪˈvaɪn/Definition
› connected with a god, or like a god: The Ayatollah described the earthquake in Iran as a divine test. Some fans seem to regard footballers as divine beings. England have fallen so far behind in the championship that their only hope of victory is divine intervention (= help from God). Just because you've been promoted that doesn't give you a divine right (= one like that of a god) to tell us all what to do.God and gods divinely /-li/ adverb Extremely good
(Definition of divine adjective (GOD-LIKE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- Christ noun
- deity noun
- demigod noun
- father noun (IN RELIGION)
- god noun (SPIRIT)
- goddess noun
- Holy Spirit noun
- immortal noun
- incarnation noun
- Krishna noun
- Lamb of God idiom
- Lord noun (GOD)
- maker noun
- saviour noun
- sun god noun
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