Difference between revisions of "Divine"

<p> DIVINE, a. L., a god. </p> 1. Pertaining to the true [[God]] as the divine nature divine perfections. 2. Pertaining to a heathen deity, or to false gods. 3. Partaking of the nature of God. <p> [[Half]] human, half divine. </p> 4. [[Proceeding]] from God as divine judgments. 5. Godlike heavenly excellent in the highest degree extraordinary apparently above what is human. In this application the word admits of comparison as a divine invention a divine genius the divinest mind. <p> A divine sentence is in the lips of the king. Proverbs 16 . </p> 6. Presageful foreboding prescient. Not used. 7. Appropriated to God, or celebrating his praise as divine service divine songs divine worship. <p> DIVINE, n. </p> 1. A minister of the gospel a priest a clergyman. <p> The first divines of New [[England]] were surpassed by none in extensive erudition, personal sanctity, and diligence in the pastoral office. </p> 2. A man skilled in divinity a theologian as a great divine. <p> DIVINE, L. </p> 1. To foreknow to foretell to presage. <p> Darst thou divine his downfall? </p> 2. To deify. Not in use. <p> DIVINE, </p> 1. To use or practice divination. 2. To utter presages or prognostications. <p> The prophets thereof divine for money. Micah 3 . </p> 3. To have presages or forebodings. <p> Suggest but truth to my divining thoughts-- </p> 4. To guess or conjecture. <p> [[Could]] you divine what lovers bear. </p>

<div> A — 1: Θεῖος (Strong'S #2304 — Adjective — theios — thi'-os ) </div> <p> "Divine" (from theos, "God"), is used of the power of God, 2 Peter 1:3 , and of His nature, ver. 4, in each place, as that which proceeds from Himself. In Acts 17:29 it is used as a noun with the definite article, to denote "the Godhead," the [[Deity]] (i.e., the one true God). This word, instead of theos, was purposely used by the [[Apostle]] in speaking to [[Greeks]] on [[Mars]] Hill, as in accordance with [[Greek]] usage. Cp. DIVINITY. In the Sept., Exodus 31:3; 35:31; Job 27:3; 33:4; Proverbs 2:17 . </p> <div> B — 1: Λατρεία (Strong'S #2999 — Noun [[Feminine]] — latreia — lat-ri'-ah ) </div> <p> akin to latreuo, "to serve," primarily, any service for hire, denotes in [[Scripture]] the service of [[God]] according to the requirements of the [[Levitical]] Law, Romans 9:4; Hebrews 9:1,6 , "Divine service." It is used in the more general sense of service to God, in John 16:2; Romans 12:1 . See Service. </p>

<p> (1): </p> <p> (a.) [[Proceeding]] from God; as, divine judgments. </p> <p> (2): </p> <p> (a.) A minister of the gospel; a priest; a clergyman. </p> <p> (3): </p> <p> (a.) Appropriated to God, or celebrating his praise; religious; pious; holy; as, divine service; divine songs; divine worship. </p> <p> (4): </p> <p> (v. i.) To conjecture or guess; as, to divine rightly. </p> <p> (5): </p> <p> (v. i.) To have or feel a presage or foreboding. </p> <p> (6): </p> <p> (v. i.) To use or practice divination; to foretell by divination; to utter prognostications. </p> <p> (7): </p> <p> (a.) Of or belonging to God; as, divine perfections; the divine will. </p> <p> (8): </p> <p> (v. t.) To render divine; to deify. </p> <p> (9): </p> <p> (v. t.) To foresee or foreknow; to detect; to anticipate; to conjecture. </p> <p> (10): </p> <p> (a.) Pertaining to, or proceeding from, a deity; partaking of the nature of a god or the gods. </p> <p> (11): </p> <p> (a.) Godlike; heavenly; excellent in the highest degree; supremely admirable; apparently above what is human. In this application, the word admits of comparison; as, the divinest mind. [[Sir]] J. Davies. </p> <p> (12): </p> <p> (a.) Presageful; foreboding; prescient. </p> <p> (13): </p> <p> (a.) Relating to divinity or theology. </p> <p> (14): </p> <p> (a.) One skilled in divinity; a theologian. </p> <p> (15): </p> <p> (v. t.) To foretell; to predict; to presage. </p>