divinely

Thân thiện

The priest offered a divinely inspired prayer.

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.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. by divine means
   • the divinely appointed means of rescue from temporal existence