Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 564.dīuinus on page 564
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dīvīnus divine
dīvīnus is a Latin Adjective that primarily means divine.
Definitions for dīvīnus
Wheelock's Latin
Adjective
- 1
divine, sacred
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Adjective
- 1
Of or belonging to the gods or a god, divine; (neut. as sb., sg.) the divine; (pl., also res ~ae) matters relating to the gods. (b) (of a place) sacred to or frequented by gods. (c) neque ~i neque humani quicquam credere, or sim., to trust (a person) with nothing either in heaven or on earth. (d) (res ~ae or neut. pl. as sb.) celestial things.
- 2
res ~a, also (neut. as sb.) ~um, A religious rite (usu. involving sacrifice).
- 3
(of persons, their attributes, etc.) Having a divine nature. (b) godlike, superlative, 'divine'.
- 4
Suited to, or characteristic of, a god. (b) proceeding from or inspired by a god, heaven-sent; (also) like that proceeding from a god, etc.
- 5
(of things( Having supernatural power, magic; (of persons) adept in magic.
Sentences with dīvīnus
Latin to English
Est enim amicitia nihil aliud nisi omnium divinarum humanarumque rerum cum benevolentia et caritate consensio, qua quidem haud scio an excepta sapienta nil quicquam melius homini sit a dis immortanlibus datum. (De Amicitia, 20)Compare Friendship is nothing else than an accord in all things, human and divine, conjoined with mutual goodwill and affection, and I am inclined to think that, with the exception of wisdom, no better thing has been given to man by the immortal gods.
Divina natura dedit agros, ars humana aedificavit urbes. (De Re Rustic, III, 1)Compare Divine nature gave us the country, human art built our cities.
Quis enim alius hic possum ago divinus?Compare For what other subject more divine than this can we treat of?
O praeclarus inquam, quum ad ille divinus animus concilium coetusque proficiscor!Compare O glorious day, when I shall set out for that divine assembly and multitude of souls!
Mens divinus coelum verso, terra tueror, mare moderor.Compare The divine mind turns the heavens, takes care of the earth, governs the seas.
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 475.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 564.
- Word frequencies
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
- Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 119-219.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "dīvīnus, dīvīna, dīvīnum (adj.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 21, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/divinus-divina-divinum.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 475.on page 475
