"divinish" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more divinish [comparative], most divinish [superlative]
Etymology: From divine + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|divine|ish}} divine + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} divinish (comparative more divinish, superlative most divinish)
  1. Somewhat or nearly divine.
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          "ref": "1967, Kanwar Lal, The Cult of Desire, page 51:",
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