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Meanings of divine in English

Portuguese
clérigo
Catalan
eclesiàstic
Spanish
clérigo
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A clergyman or other person in religious orders.

clérigo
Portuguese
todo-poderoso
Catalan
déu totpoderós

Terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God.

todo-poderoso
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Examples for "cleric"
Examples for "cleric"
1
The cleric said: I want to have a word with the 'cook'.
Chef
2
One cleric has added his support as a result of recent publicity.
The Irish Times
3
Recently the cleric has joined calls for a vote of no confidence.
Reuters
4
Shia-dominated Iran is an Islamic republic, led by a senior Islamic cleric.
Radio NZ
5
They told the local cleric she had taken Muhammad's name in vain.
The Guardian
1
The Norman duke was subtle, but the Italian churchman was subtler still.
William the Conqueror
2
Mother, as a soldier, I MAY attain distinction; as a churchman, never.
Prince Eugene and His Times
3
He is, however, very strict in religious matters, and a staunch churchman.
Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists
4
That was the mock churchman's shortest way for the suppression of Dissent.
Daniel Defoe
5
But we are not concerned to study him as a good churchman.
The Life of Cesare Borgia
1
My friend the drum-major ecclesiastic was down upon me in a moment.
Roundabout Papers
2
Not a single ecclesiastic was there to take part in the ceremony.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 / (From Barbaro...
3
As to the missionary fruits of this enterprise, the devoted ecclesiastic writes:
The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, ...
4
The third ecclesiastic went beyond all bounds, actually uttering the following words:
Memoirs of Madame la Marquise de Montespan — Volume 3
5
He finished his reply by tracing with his mahl-stick the ecclesiastic ordinance:
Bohemians of the Latin Quarter

Being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods.

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Emanating from God.

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Usage of divine in English
1
He may, indeed, require divine help to roll aside this particular stone.
The Irish Times
2
Some might say divine intervention protected it, yet I know the truth.
Sign of the cross
3
By far the most popular divine portfolio was responsibility for thunder storms.
The Irish Times
4
These Whiskey Chocolate Balls are simply divine and so easy to create.
The South African
5
It's only people who believe in divine powers that talk about miracles.'
Shadows in the twilight
6
One of the greatest divine gifts we've been given is free will.
Book Two: Descent
7
By divine standards, God may be good in some unspecified unknowable way.
Jamaica Observer
8
I was shown the divine knowledge necessary to save humanity from itself.'
Number9Dream
9
And the point is-whohas the divine right to make 3 wishes?
Further adventures
10
We think; therefore we are divine: we pray; therefore we are immortal.
Cæsar's Column: A Story of the Twentieth Century
11
A divine perseverance in love was in the heart of her being.
The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History
12
They have found ingenious solutions in terms of various supposed divine plans.
The portable atheist: essential readings for the nonbeliever
13
The divine life sheds peace and light and rest in the soul.
Food for the Lambs; or, Helps for Young Christians
14
We are surrounded by things made so long ago they seem divine.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
15
That is the divine service; that is the reality of serving God.
A Dish of Orts : Chiefly Papers on the Imagination, and on Shake...
16
The greater your attainment, the higher your standard in the divine purpose.
Foundations of World Unity
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Translations for divine
Spanish
clérigo
Divine through the time
Divine across language varieties
United Kingdom
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South Africa
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United States of America
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