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divine div-deu-dei

divine [di'vain]
coming from or connected with God or a god:
(old-fashioned) wonderful; beautiful
To foretell through or as if through the art of divination
To know by inspiration, intuition, or reflection
To locate (underground water or minerals) with a divining rod; douse.
adj. 神圣的；非凡的；天赐的；极好的
vi. 占卜；预言；;(凭直觉)推测使用占卜勘探矿
n. 牧师；神学家

例句
People used to believe in the divine right of kings.
过去人们相信君权神授。
How can you divine the truth by mere guesswork?
你仅凭猜测怎么能发现真相?
He claimed that he could divine the future.
他声称能预卜未来。

divinity[di'vinəti]
n. 神；神性；神学

divination[divi'neiʃən]
1. the practice of attempting to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge by occult or supernatural means.
2. augury; prophecy: The divination of the high priest was fulfilled.
3. perception by intuition; instinctive foresight
n. 预测，占卜

divinatory[di'vinətəri]
adj. 占卜的；直觉的洞察，直观的感知，本能的预见

deus['deius; 'di:əs]
n. [拉丁语]神；上帝[略作D]

deity['di:iti]
a god or goddess
The essential nature or condition of being a god; divinity
n. 神；神性

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What are we to make of the incredible similarity of Israel's deity and cult to those of her neighbors?
我们怎么样解释以色列的神与它邻国宗教的相似性？

deism['di:izəm]
the belief in a single god who does not act to influence events, and whose existence has no connection with religions, religious buildings, or religious books, etc.
n. 自然神论

deist['di'ist]
a person who believes in deism.
n. 自然神论者；自然神论信仰者

deify['di:ifai]
1to make a god of; exalt to the rank of a deity; personify as a deity: to deify a beloved king.
2. to adore or regard as a deity: to deify wealth
vt. 把…奉若神明；把…神化；崇拜

短语
to deify a beloved king
神化敬爱的国王
to deify wealth
崇拜财富

deific[di:ˈifik] fic=fac=make factory做工的地方
making divine; deifying.
adj. 予以神化的；神圣的；奉为神的

deification[,di:ifi'keiʃən]
1. the act of deifying.
2. the state of being deified.
3. the result of deifying: Their gods were deifications of their ancient kings.
n. 神化；奉若神明；祀为神

例句
For the same reason, our party abhors the deification of an individual.
因为这样，我们党也厌弃对于个人的神化。