All 3 Uses of
divine
in
Candide
- For my part I see nothing so divine as the Fathers who here make war upon the kings of Spain and Portugal, and in Europe confess those kings; who here kill Spaniards, and in Madrid send them to heaven; this delights me, let us push forward.†
Chpt 14
- "Have you seen," said the Perigordian Abbe, "the romance of Sieur Gauchat, doctor of divinity?†
Chpt 22
- We have a crowd of silly writings, but all together do not approach the impertinence of 'Gauchat, Doctor of Divinity.'†
Chpt 22 *
Definition:
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(divine as in: to forgive is divine) wonderful; or god-like or coming from God