divine
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6.5
- adjective
- /dɪˈvaɪn/
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providencial
- This calls for divine intervention.
- divine providence
- divine intervention
- divine plan
So it was all for divine purpose and order.
- So it was all for divine purpose and order.
- Like that's, you know, how did you know divine Providence?
- And there's no other explanation than this divine order.
- So he he is sitting there saying his actions are of divine intent.
- There is a reason that people used to think healing the sick was a sign of divine deliverance.
- And we are living through the dark days of this realization, and we're living through what I call a divine setup.
- Like you created all this other stuff and divine timing kind of, you know, coincided to have these things all percolate right around the same time and.
- So with our team very, we were just again, divine intervention in my opinion.
- It was the really divine intervention.
Examples
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We thank thee, Lord, for this divine deliverance.
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These are matters of fate and divine order.
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So it was all for divine purpose and order.
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This is the key question of why is the divine plan so screwed up?
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This is some sort of divine intervention going on here.
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I need divine intervention once again.
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One should ask, however, "Where is divine Providence in a time of war?"
Academic text (2003) -
We had to wait on divine timing and trust that it was a delayed matter, not a denial.
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It was only by divine will that we managed... to drive them from our gates and survive.
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The sunset was so beautiful that it felt almost divine.
Synonyms
95
4.3
Very surprising and lucky in a way people cannot explain
5
6.3
Coming from God or having a sacred quality
5
8.1
Happens at the right time and looks like a lucky help
3
6.8
Very lucky and coming at just the right time
Compounds
- Literature
2
8.4
A long poem by Dante Alighieri about a soul's journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise
- Formal
1
9.9
A set of prayers that priests and some laypeople say at set times each day
1
9.9
A political idea that kings get their power from God and are not controlled by their people
1
8.5
A name for the Christian leader John believed to have written the fourth Gospel, three letters, and Revelation
- Literature
A book in the Bible that describes visions about the end of the world
How Providential
Surface Forms
Etymology
Divine also grew to mean events that feel guided or helped by a god. Because divinus meant 'from God', people use divine for lucky or timely happenings that seem like a help from above.