divinus

dīvīnus, a, um: adj. (dīvus), relating to the gods; heaven-descended, divine, 5.47; heavenly, 1.403; inspired, prophetic, 3.373.

dīvīnus, a, um, adj. [divus], of or belonging to a deity, divine (class. and very freq.).

• I Prop.: divinae Matris imago, Lucr. 2, 609: numen, id. 1, 154; 4, 1233; Cic. N. D. 1, 9, 22; id. Mil. 30 fin. al.: stirps, Verg. A. 5, 711; Ov. M. 2, 633; cf. semen, id. ib. 1, 78; and, origo, Liv. 1, 15: Pergamum divina moenitum manu, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 2 (926); cf.: non sine ope divina bellum gerere, Caes. B. G. 2, 31, 2; and: quasi divino consilio, Cic. Fam. 13, 4 fin.: stellae divinis animatae mentibus, Cic. Rep. 6, 15: divina studia colere, id. ib. 6, 18: animos hominum esse divinos, i. e., of divine origin, id. Lael. 4, 13; cf.: hoc divinum animal (homo, shortly before: quasi mortalem deum), id. Fin. 2, 13, 40: aliquis instinctus inflatusque, id. Div. 1, 6 fin.; cf.: causa divinior, id. Fin. 5, 11, 33 et saep.: condimenta, enjoyed by the gods, divine, Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 37 (826): odor (Veneris), Verg. A. 1, 403; cf. decoris, id. ib. 5, 647: ars Palladis, id. ib. 2, 15 et saep.: divinissima dona, i. e., most worthy of a deity, Cic. Leg. 2, 18: re divina facta, i. e., religious exercise, divine worship, sacrifice, etc., Plaut. Am. 3, 3, 13 (968); in this sense res divina is very freq., id. Ep. 2, 3, 11 (316); 3, 3, 34 (415) et saep.; Ter. Eun. 513; id. Hec. 184; Cic. N. D. 3, 18, 47; id. Div. 2, 10; Nep. Hann. 2, 4; Plin. 18, 2, 2, § 7; Suet. Tib. 44 et saep.; less freq. in the plur. divinae res, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 81 (676); Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 8; id. Div. 2, 10; Liv. 23, 11.—In plur. also in gen. for religious affairs, Caes. B. G. 6, 13, 4; 6, 21, 1; Cic. Div. 1, 4 fin.—Also verba, a form of prayer, Cato R. R. 14, 3: religiones (opp. fides humana), Liv. 9, 9; cf. id. 34, 31.—
• • B Freq. connected with humanus as a stronger designation for all things, things of every kind, etc. (cf.: di hominesque under deus, I. B. fin.): dedunt se, divina humanaque omnia, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 102 (254); cf. id. Trin. 2, 4, 78 (479); Liv. 9, 14; Suet. Caes. 84: res, Cic. Lael. 6: jura, id. Rosc. Am. 23 fin.; Caes. B. C. 1, 6 fin.: scelera, Liv. 3, 19; cf. id. 29, 18 fin.: spes, id. 10, 40 et saep. But in the explanation of philosophia by scientia divinarum humanarumque rerum, the term divinae res denotes nature, physics, as distinguished from humanae res, i. e. morals, Cic. Tusc. 5, 3, 7; 4, 26, 57; id. Off. 1, 43, 153; 2, 2, 5; id. Fin. 2, 12, 37; Sen. Ep. 88; 90; Quint. 12, 2, 8; 20 al.; cf. Cic. Or. 34; Quint. 10, 1, 35.—So too in jurid. lang., divinae res signifies natural laws, in opp. to humanae res, positive laws, Cic. Sest. 42, 91; Just. Inst. 1, 1; Dig. 1, 1, 10.—dīvīnum, i, n.,
  • • 1 The deity, τό θεῖον: divina si faverint, God willing, Pall. 1, 1, 2; Juv. 15, 144; Amm.23, 6; id. 22, 16 fin.—
    • 2 The divine, that which comes from God, nihil est divino divinius, Sen. Ep. 66, 11.—
    • 3 That which is under the sanction of a god; hence: quicquam divini credere alicui; or simply: divini alicui credere, to believe one upon oath (ante-class.): numquam edepol tu mihi divini quicquam creduis, in, etc., Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 40 (672): quid ei divini aut humani aequum est credere? id. Poen. 2, 1, 20 (468): nam mihi divini numquam quisquam creduat, ni, etc., id. Bacch. 3, 3, 99 (503); id. As. 5, 2, 4 (854).
• II Transf.
• • A Divinely inspired, prophetic: aliquid praesagiens atque divinum, Cic. Div. 1, 38: animus appropinquante morte multo est divinior, etc., id. ib. 1, 30, 63; cf. id. ib. 1, 28 fin.: cum ille potius divinus fuerit, Nep. Att. 9, 1: divinarum sagacem flammarum, Sil. 3, 344: divini quicquam, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 40 (672); cf. id. Bacch. 3, 4, 5 (504); also joined to humani, id. As. 5, 2, 4 (854); id. Poen. 2, 20 (468).—Poet. of poets: vates, Hor. A. P. 400; cf.: divini pectoris carmina, Lucr. 1, 731.—With gen.: divina futuri Sententia, Hor. A. P. 218: avis imbrium imminentium, id. C. 3, 27, 10.— Subst.: dīvīnus, i, m., a soothsayer, prophet = vates, Cic. Div. 1, 58; 2, 3; id. Fat. 8; Liv. 1, 36; Hor. S. 1, 6, 114; Vulg. Deut. 18, 11 al.—In the fem.: dīvīna, ae, a prophetess, Petr. 7, 2.—
  • B Like caelestis (but far more freq. in prose), godlike, superhuman, admirable, excellent: ex maxime raro genere hominum et paene divino, Cic. Lael. 18: ingenio esse divino, id. Rep. 2, 2: magni cujusdam civis et divini viri, id. ib. 1, 29; cf.: caelestes divinaeque legiones, id. Phil. 5, 11: senatus in supplicatione deneganda, id. Q. Fr. 2, 8: homo in dicendo, id. de Or. 1, 10, 40: homo, Crispus ap. Quint. 8, 5, 17: orator, Quint. 4, 3, 13 et saep.: incredibilis quaedam et divina virtus, Cic. Rep. 3, 3: fides, id. Mil. 33 fin.: admurmuratio senatus, id. Verr. 2, 5, 16: memoria, id. Ac. 2 (Luc.), 1, 2: eloquentia M. Tullii, Quint. 2, 16, 7: facultas eloquendi, id. 10, 1, 81: ille nitor loquendi, id. ib. 83: illa ironia, id. ib. 4, 1, 70: haec in te, Sulpici, divina sunt, Cic. de Or. 1, 29 et saep.—In the comp.: ratione nihil est in homine divinius, Cic. Fin. 5, 13 fin.; id. Par. 1, 3, 14. Under the empire an epithet often bestowed on the emperors: domus, Phaedr. 5, 8, 38: princeps, Nazar. Pan. Const. Aug. 35, 3; cf. Inscr. Orell. 277; 339: indulgentia, Dig. 1, 4, 3 et saep.—Adv.: dīvīne.
  • • 1 (Acc. to I.) In a godlike manner, through godlike power: nunc tu divine fac huc assis Sosia, Plaut. Am. 3, 3, 21 (976).—
    • 2 (Acc. to II.)
    • • a By divine inspiration, prophetically: plura divine praesensa et praedicta reperiri, Cic. Div. 1, 55; id. Att. 10, 4; and in the comp., id. Rep. 2, 5 Mos. —
      • b In a godlike, superhuman, admirable manner, divinely: divine Plato escam malorum appellat voluptatem, Cic. de Sen. 13, 44; Quint. 1, 6, 18; 11, 1, 62.—Sup. does not occur.

dīvīnus, a, um, Adi. m. Compar. u. Superl. (divus), I) göttlich, Gott gehörig, ihm zukommend, auf ihn sich beziehend, von ihm herrührend, Cic.: scelera, gegen die Götter, Liv.: iura, göttliche, d.i. natürliche Gesetze, Cic.: divinum atque humanum ius, Liv.: res divina, Gottesdienst, Opfer, Komik., Cic. u.a.; ebenso res divinae, ibid.; aber res divinae auch = natürliche Dinge, d.i. Gott, die Welt u. was zu ihr gehört, im Ggstz. zu res humanae, Moral, Cic.; u. = das »Naturrecht«, im Ggstz. zu res humanae, dem positiven Rechte, Cic. u. ICt. – subst., a) dīvīnus, ī, m., Gott, Commodian. apol. 38; instr. 1, 4, 6; 1, 11, 1 u.ö. – b) dīvīnum, ī, n., das Göttliche, nihil divino divinius, caelesti caelestius, Sen. ep. 66, 11; u. das gottesdienstliche Opfer, divinum suum u. publicum, Liv. 8, 10, 13; u. (wie τὸ θεῖον), das göttliche Wesen, Apul. apol. 56. – u. Plur. divina, göttliche Dinge (Ggstz. humana), Liv. praef. 7; u. göttliche Eigenschaften (Ggstz. humana, menschliche Schwäche), Cic. Tusc. 1, 65. – II) übtr.: A) von göttlicher od. höherer Eingebung erfüllt, inspiriert, weissagerisch, ahnend, a) adi., Cic. u.a.: cum ille potius divinus fuerit, er höherer Eingebung voll war, ein Seher war, Nep. – poet. m. Genet., divina futuri sententia, Hor.: avis d. imbrium imminentum, Hor. – v. Dichter usw., gottbegeistert, vates, Hor.: pectus, Lucr. – b) subst.: α) dīvīnus, ī, m., der Wahrsager, Seher, Prophet, Cic. u.a. – β) dīvīna, ae, f., die Weissagerin, Seherin, Prophetin, Petron. 7, 2. – γ) dīvīnum, ī, n., die Weissagung, divini sciens, Arnob. apol. 26. – B) göttlich, gottähnlich, a) = himmlisch, unvergleichlich, bewundernswürdig, außerordentlich, vortrefflich, herrlich, divinus ille vir, Cic.: divina studia, die edelsten aller Beschäftigungen, Cic.: nihil ratione divinius, Cic.: dona divinissima, Cic. – b) gottähnlich, erhaben, als Beiwort des Kaisers u. dessen, was ihn angeht, mens, Eutr. praef.: domus, Phaedr. 5, 7, 38: indulgentia, ICt. – C) als t.t., div. morbus (ἱερὰ νόσος), die Epilepsie, Fallsucht, Apul. apol. 50. – ➳ arch. deivinus, Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 603, 16.

divinus [CL] 1 divine, concerned w. the gods (Classical). te sacre assument acies divinaque bella J. Exon. BT I 57; Vesta dea ignis, sc. ~i, in collegio deorum annumerabatur Deorum Imag. 17. 2 (as sb. m.) diviner, magician. c738 ~os vel sortilegos, sacrificia mortuorum seu lucorum vel fontium auguria ‥ respuentes (Lit. Papae) Ep. Bonif. 43; 747 prohibens ‥ paganas observationes, id est ~os, sortilegos, auguria ‥ sive omnes spurcitias impiorum Clovesho 364 (cf. Bonif. Ep. 78); ariolus, ~us GlC A 800; ~os, uuitgan Ib. D 337; legimus in historiis veterum ~orum tres fuisse philosophos quorum unusquisque Hermes vocabatur Rob. Angl. (I) Alch. pref. 509. 3 divine, belonging to or emanating from God (Christian or Jewish). b (of persons) inspired by God. Britannia insula ‥ ~a ‥ ponderatrice librata Gildas EB 3; Lucas ‥, / lucida divino qui scripsit dogmata libro Aldh. VirgV 504; ~a se juvante gratia Bede HE IV 13; Ib. I 25 (v. daemonicus 1); a758 (12c) ad ~am pervenire clementiam CS 260; 859 in nomine almo trino ~o CS 497; ut pareatis ~is disciplinis [AS: godcundum larum] Ælf. Coll. 103; sicut eidem ‥ postmodum ~a revelatione innotuit Osb. V. Dunst. 3; ~am naturam ‥ asserimus impassibilem Anselm (CurD 8) II 59; in ~is legibus et secularibus institutis (Leg. Hen. proem. 1) GAS 547; omnia intelligibilia actu intellectus ~i habent ‘esse intelligibile’ Duns Ord. III 160; 1343 miseracione ~a (Lit. Cardinalium) Ad. Mur. Chr. 129 (cf. ib.: ~a providencia).  b s946 ~us Dunstanus in remotioribus constitutus ‥, spiritum sibi solito influentem hauriens, regis obitum intellexit Chr. Rams. 18; cum ~issimo legislatore ‥ vices ascendendi in montem et descendendi ad planitiem ‥ frequentans Ad. Marsh Ep. 8 p. 89 (cf. ib. 172: ~um Moysen); ~issimus Moyses fontem originalem in paradiso terrestri erupisse ‥ testatur Ps.-Gros. Summa 621. 4 directed or offered to God. b (as sb. n. pl.) divine service. c (of persons) consecrated, devoted to God, ecclesiastical. d (as sb. m.) bishop or priest. ad tantum ‥ ~ae contemplationis culmen ‥ surrexit Aldh. VirgP 22; virgunculae ~o servitio subjugatae Ib. 52; cotidie psalterium totum in memoriam ~ae laudis decantaret Bede HE III 26; 948 ~ae servitutis officio mancipatus CS 869; in his sanctis diebus Quadragesimae aliquid nobis augendum ~ae servituti [p. 406: AS: godcundum þeowdome] ‥ censuimus RegulC 35; s1214 ~a mysteria (v. celebrare 4a); 1226 servitii ~i honorem quem Deo devotus impendit M. Par. Maj. III 113; sacerdotes ‥ et Levite ‥ horis statutis et debitis eo convenerunt, ut ~is vacarent obsequiis Mir. J. Bev. C 346; 1333 volentes ~a officia in ecclesia domus monialium ‥ frequentari RScot 257a; dum naves Anglice, ~is tamen serviciis prius, prout maria sinebant, perfectis ‥, in bellum navale se prepararent Ps.-Elmh. Hen. V 32; 1545 horarum ~arum solemnia Conc. Scot. I ccxciv.  b s1132 ecclesiam hanc interdicimus et monachos in ea commorantes ‥ suspendimus a ~is Serlo Gram. Mon. Font. 9; 1207 concesserunt ei ‥ capellam in curia sua et ibi audire ~a cum ibi venerint Kelso I 207; 1252 ut ‥ Deo laudabili[u]s officiari valeant in ~is Gros. Ep. 131; EHR XXVI 731 (v. celebrare 4a); s1378 statim monachi cessaverunt a ~is Eul. Hist. Cont. III 342; 1448 monitus est quod decetero ‥ ecclesie sue deserviat in ~is Eng. Clergy 231; 1526 inhibemus quod ‥ seculares sive laici cantores ‥ tempore ~orum ab ipso choro conventuali excludantur Vis. Thame 713.  c 858 ego E. rex cum consensu ‥ meorum secularium optimatum ~orumque personarum CS 496; 956 ego Æ. Uuintaniensis aecclesiae ~us speculator proprium sigillum impressi CS 961; Ord. Vit. XII 25 (v. 2 cultor 2a).  d 956 (14c) ego Æ. Wintaniensis aecclesiae ~us proprium sigillum impressi CS 958; a1165 testibus ‥ magistro Radulpho ~o Cart. Godstow f. 189. 5 godlike. consistit felicitas in operacione nobilissime et ~ioris potencie quam habemus R. Bury Phil. 2. 35. 6 theological. b (as sb. n. pl.; acad.) theology, divinity. unam diximus esse scienciam ~am meliorem philosophia Kilwardby OS 16; 1358 fiunt ‥ facultatis ~e plurimi professores indigni, quam nequaquam pro posse pedetentim pertranseunt MunAcOx 208; 1549 ~arum litterarum professor Conc. Scot. II 83.  b ut ‥ solito sollic[ic]ius ‥ ~orum studiis valeat invigilare Ad. Marsh Ep. 214; si ‥ papa asserit non esse in ~is tres personas distinctas Ockham Dial. 535; quis ‥ dubitat hanc esse heresim pessimam: ‘Filius in ~is non est genitus de Patre ‥? ’ Conway Def. Mend. 1425 (recte 1325) ; 1438 lego ‥ domino J. T ‥. xx m. ad scolatizandum apud Cantibrigg’ in ~is per iiij annos Reg. Cant. II 563.

1 dīvīnus, (8) a, um (divus), ¶ 1 divin, de Dieu, des dieux : animos esse divinos Cic. Læl. 13, [dire] que lʼâme est dʼessence divine ; nihil ratione divinius Cic. Nat. 1, 37, rien de plus divin [dʼun caractère plus divin] que la raison ; divinissima dona Cic. Leg. 2, 45, présents tout à fait dignes des dieux ; res divina Cic. Nat. 3, 47, cérémonie religieuse, offrande, sacrifice ; res divinæ Cic. Div. 1, 7, affaires religieuses, culte, religion [ou bien Tusc. 5, 7, la nature, ou bien Sest. 91, le droit naturel] ; divina humanaque Pl. Amph. 258, toutes choses, tout sans exception ; divina scelera Liv. 3, 19, 11, crimes contre les dieux ; divina verba Cato Agr. 14, 3, formules dʼexpiation ¶ 2 qui devine, prophétique : Cic. Div. 1, 63 ; Nep. Att. 9, 1 || futuri Hor. P. 218, qui devine lʼavenir, cf. O. 3, 27, 10 ¶ 3 divin, extraordinaire, merveilleux, excellent : divinæ legiones Cic. Phil. 5, 28, admirables légions, cf. Tusc. 1, 79 ; divinus in dicendo Cic. de Or. 1, 40, qui parle divinement ; divinus fuit in supplicatione deneganda Cic. Q. 2, 6, 1, il sʼest conduit divinement en refusant la supplication ¶ 4 divin [en parl. des empereurs] : divina domus Phædr. 5, 8, 38, la maison impériale, la famille des Césars ¶ 5 divinus morbus Apul. Apol. 50, épilepsie.

➳ arch. deivinus CIL 1, 756, 16.

2 dīvīnus, (14) ī, m. , devin, Cic. Div. 1, 132 ; Fato 15 || diseur de bonne aventure : Hor. S. 1, 6, 114.

divinus , a, um. adj. c. s.
天主者。神者。妙。— homo in dicendo 奇妙口才之人。Rei divinae operam dare 祭獻。 Assistere divinis 與祭獻。Avis divina 翁鷄。

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divinus , i. m.
卜卦者。術士。

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dīvīnus adj.with comp.and sup.

• divus, of a god, of a deity, divine: numen: stirps, V.: origo, L.: sine ope divinā, Cs.: animos esse divinos, i. e. of divine origin: religiones, L.: causa divinior: divinissima dona, i. e. most worthy of a deity: rem divinam facere, worship, T.: rem divinam ture ac vino fecisse, L.: rebus divinis praeesse, religion, Cs.: agere divina humanaque, religious and secular duties, L.: divina humanaque Divitiis parent, the whole world, H.: omnium divinarum humanarum rerum consensio, i. e. union in all interests and feelings: divina humanaque scelera, sacrilege and outrage, L.: rerum divinarum et humanarum scientia, physics and morals: divinum ius et humanum, natural and positive law: (homines) soli divinocum capaces, Iu.— Divincly inspired, prophetic: animus divinior: cum ille potius divinus fuerit, N.: vates, H.: poëta, V.: futuri Sententia, H.: Imbrium avis imminentium, H.— As substm., a soothsayer, prophet: nescio qui ille divinus: divine tu, inaugura, L.: adsisto divinis, watch the fortunetellers, H.—Godlike, superhuman, admirable, excellent: genus hominum: legiones: fides: senatūs admurmuratio: quā (ratione) nihil est in homine divinius: domus, i. e. imperial, Ph.