diviner

di·vine

D0304300 (dĭ-vīn′)adj. di·vin·er, di·vin·est 1. a. Having the nature of or being a deity.b. Of, relating to, emanating from, or being the expression of a deity: sought divine guidance through meditation.c. Being in the service or worship of a deity; sacred.2. Superhuman; godlike.3. a. Supremely good or beautiful; magnificent: a divine performance of the concerto.b. Extremely pleasant; delightful: had a divine time at the ball.n.1. A cleric.2. A theologian.v. di·vined, di·vin·ing, di·vines v.tr.1. To foretell, especially by divination. See Synonyms at foretell.2. To guess or know by inspiration or intuition: somehow divined the answer despite not having read the assignment.3. To locate (underground water or minerals) with a divining rod; douse.v.intr.1. To practice divination.2. To guess.

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[Middle English, from Old French devine, from Latin dīvīnus, divine, foreseeing, from dīvus, god; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots. V., Middle English divinen, from Old French deviner, from Latin dīvīnāre, from dīvīnus.]

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di·vine′ly adv.di·vine′ness n.di·vin′er n.

di•vin•er

(dɪˈvaɪ nər)

n. 1. a person who divines; soothsayer; prophet. 2. a person skilled in using a divining rod. [1300–50; Middle English divinour < Anglo-French < Late Latin dīvīnātor soothsayer = Latin dīvīnā(re) to divine + -tor -tor]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

diviner - someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powersgeomancer - one who practices geomancyhydromancer - one who practices hydromancylithomancer - one who practices lithomancynecromancer - one who practices divination by conjuring up the deadoneiromancer - someone who divines through the interpretation of dreamsonomancer - one who practices onomancyoracle, prophesier, prophet, vaticinator, seer - an authoritative person who divines the futurepyromancer - one who practices pyromancyillusionist, seer, visionary - a person with unusual powers of foresightdowser, rhabdomancer, water witch - someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water

diviner

noun psychic, prophet, visionary, oracle, astrologer, seer, clairvoyant, augur, fortune teller, soothsayer, sibyl, crystal-gazer I was called Merlin the diviner.

diviner

nounA person who foretells future events by or as if by supernatural means:augur, auspex, foreteller, haruspex, prophesier, prophet, prophetess, seer, sibyl, soothsayer, vaticinator.

Translations

预言者

divine

(diˈvain) adjective1. of or belonging to God or a god. divine wisdom. 神的 神的2. very good or excellent. What divine weather! 絕妙的 好极了的 verb to find out by keen understanding. I managed to divine the truth. 預測 推测ˌdiviˈnation (divi-) noun 預言 预言diˈviner noun a person who has or claims a special ability to find hidden water or metals. 預言者 预言者diˈvining noun discovering the presence of underground water, metal etc by holding a diˈvining-rod which moves when held directly above the water etc. water-divining. 用卜杖找出礦藏或水源的迷信方法 用卜杖探求矿脉、水源的一种用迷信方法 diˈvinity (-ˈvi-) – plural diˈvinities – noun1. religious studies. 神學 神学2. a god or goddess. The ancient Greeks worshipped many divinities. 神，上帝 神，上帝 3. the state of being divine. the divinity of God. 神性 神性