"Divine" meaning in English

See Divine in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more Divine [comparative], most Divine [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} Divine (comparative more Divine, superlative most Divine)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of divine. Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: divine
    Sense id: en-Divine-en-adj-~mSMKe0Z

Proper name

Forms: Divines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Divines}} Divine (plural Divines)
  1. A surname. Related terms: Devine
    Sense id: en-Divine-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82

Inflected forms

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