All 3 Uses of
divine
in
Antigone
- She was sprung of gods, divine,
(definition 1) *divine = wonderful (as though having come from the gods)
- My fatherland, city of Thebes divine, Ye gods of Thebes whence sprang my line, Look, puissant lords of Thebes, on me; The last of all your royal house ye see.†
(definition 1)
- The divination of my arts shall tell.
(definition 2) *divination = the act of predicting or discover something supernaturally (as if by magic)
Definitions:
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(1) (divine as in: to forgive is divine) wonderful; or god-like or coming from God
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(2) (divine as in: divined from tea leaves) to predict or discover something supernaturally (as if by magic)