Divine, adj. 1) partaking of the nature of God, or proceeding from God or the Gods: “stealing moulds from heaven that were d.” Ven. 730. Lucr. 1164. Tp. I, 2, 159. Tp. I, 2, 159 Meas. V, 374. Err. II, 1, 20. III, 2, 32. All's III, 6, 33. Wint. III, 2, 29. V, 1, 37. R2 I, 1, 38. V, 5, 12. H4B IV, 1, 92. H6C V, 6, 81. R3 II, 3, 42. Troil. III, 3, 203. IV, 2, 105. Cor. III, 1, 141. IV, 5, 110. Hml. IV, 4, 49. Lr. I, 2, 136. Cymb. III, 4, 79. IV, 2, 170.
2) excellent in the highest degree, heavenly: “sweet ornament that decks a thing d.” Gentl. II, 1, 4. II, 4, 147. II, 4, 147 II, 7, 13. Ado II, 3, 60. LLL IV, 3, 83. LLL IV, 3, 83 Mids. III, 2, 137. Mids. III, 2, 137 H6A V, 5, 16. H6C I, 4, 132. R3 I, 2, 75. Oth. II, 1, 73. Cymb. II, 1, 62. IV, 2, 55.
Superl. --st: “--st creature,” H6A I, 6, 4. Rom. III, 2, 77. “Lucina, O --st patroness,” Per. III, 1, 11.
3) pious, holy: “before you blot with your uncleanness that which is d.; offer pure incense to so pure a shrine,” Lucr. 193. “that eye which looks on her confounds his wits; that eye which him beholds, as more d., unto a view so false will not incline,” Lucr. 193 “like prayers d., I must each day say o'er the very same,” Sonn. 108, 5. “buy terms d. in selling hours of dross,” 146, 11. “I know him for a man d. and holy,” Meas. V, 144. “turning . . . your tongue d. to a loud trumpet,” H4B IV, 1, 51. “bids thee with most d. integrity welcome,” Troil. IV, 5, 170.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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