divinely
Definition
Adverb: 1. In a manner that is of, from, or like God or a god: Pertaining to a divine being, having a sacred or supremely excellent quality. 2. In an extraordinarily wonderful or delightful manner: Used to emphasize extreme pleasure, beauty, or perfection.
Usage and Examples
- Adverb (divine origin/quality):
- She believed her talent was divinely inspired. (She believed her talent came from God.)
- The king ruled by divinely ordained right. (The king's authority to rule was believed to be granted by God.)
- Adverb (wonderful manner):
- The chocolate cake was divinely delicious. (The cake was wonderfully and perfectly delicious.)
- He played the sonata divinely. (He played the sonata with extraordinary skill and beauty.)
Advanced Usage
- "Divinely appointed": Chosen or authorized by a divine power.
- Many believed the prophet was a divinely appointed messenger.
- "Divinely inspired": Motivated or created under the influence of a divine force.
- The text is considered divinely inspired scripture.
Variants and Related Words
- Divine (adjective): Of, from, or like God or a god; excellent, delightful.
- They sought divine intervention.
- We had a divine evening at the concert.
- Divinity (noun): The state or quality of being divine; a god or goddess; the study of religion.
- He studied divinity at university.
Synonyms
- By divine means: Celestially, providentially.
- Wonderfully: Exquisitely, superbly, magnificently, delightfully, sublimely.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- To be divinely beautiful/handsome: To be exceptionally and almost perfectly beautiful or handsome.
- The actress was divinely beautiful in her role.
- A divinely ordained order: A system or structure believed to be established by divine command.
- They challenged the old, divinely ordained social order.
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by divine means
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the divinely appointed means of rescue from temporal existence
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