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Diviner

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Noun

1. diviner

someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Diviner

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adjective
1. 
of, relating to, or characterizing God or a deity
2. 
godlike
3. 
of, relating to, or associated with religion or worship
the divine liturgy
4. 
of supreme excellence or worth
5. informal
splendid; perfect
noun
6.  the divine
7. 
a priest, esp one learned in theology
verb
8. 
to perceive or understand (something) by intuition or insight
9. 
to conjecture (something); guess
10. 
to discern (a hidden or future reality) as though by supernatural power
11. (transitive)
to search for (underground supplies of water, metal, etc) using a divining rod

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Diviner

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adjective
1. 
of or like God or a god
2. 
given or inspired by God; holy; sacred
3. 
devoted to God; religious; sacrosanct
4. 
having to do with theology
5. 
supremely great, good, etc.
6.  Informal
very pleasing, attractive, etc.
noun
7. 
a member of the clergy
8. 
a theologian
verb transitiveWord forms: diˈvined or diˈvining
9. 
to prophesy
10. 
to guess; conjecture
11. 
to find out by intuition
verb intransitive
12. 
to engage in divination
13. 
to make a conjecture
14. 
to use a divining rod

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Diviner

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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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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