All 3 Uses of
divine
in
Pygmalion
- The future of phonetics rests probably with his pupils, who all swore by him; but nothing could bring the man himself into any sort of compliance with the university, to which he nevertheless clung by divine right in an intensely Oxonian way.†
Act Pref.
- Remember that you are a human being with a soul and the divine gift of articulate speech: that your native language is the language of Shakespear and Milton and The Bible; and don't sit there crooning like a bilious pigeon.†
Act 1
- I have my own soul: my own spark of divine fire.†
Act 5 *
Definition:
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(divine as in: to forgive is divine) wonderful; or god-like or coming from God