Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary

I.of or belonging to a deity, divine (class. and very freq.).

I. Prop.: “divinae Matris imago,” Lucr. 2, 609: “numen,” id. 1, 154; 4, 1233; Cic. N. D. 1, 9, 22; id. Mil. 30 fin. al.: “stirps,” Verg. A. 5, 711; Ov. M. 2, 633; cf. “semen,” id. ib. 1, 78; “and, origo,” Liv. 1, 15: “Pergamum divina moenitum manu,” Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 2; cf.: “non sine ope divina bellum gerere,” Caes. B. G. 2, 31, 2; and: “quasi divino consilio,” Cic. Fam. 13, 4 fin.: “stellae divinis animatae mentibus,” Cic. Rep. 6, 15: “divina studia colere,” id. ib. 6, 18: “animos hominum esse divinos, i. e.,” of divine origin, id. Lael. 4, 13; cf.: hoc divinum animal (homo, shortly before: quasi mortalem deum), id. Fin. 2, 13, 40: “aliquis instinctus inflatusque,” id. Div. 1, 6 fin.; cf.: “causa divinior,” id. Fin. 5, 11, 33 et saep.: “condimenta,” enjoyed by the gods, divine, Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 37: “odor (Veneris),” Verg. A. 1, 403; cf. “decoris,” id. ib. 5, 647: “ars Palladis,” id. ib. 2, 15 et saep.: “divinissima dona, i. e.,” most worthy of a deity, Cic. Leg. 2, 18: re divina facta, i. e., religious exercise, divine worship, sacrifice, etc., Plaut. Am. 3, 3, 13; “in this sense res divina is very freq.,” id. Epid. 2, 3, 11; 3, 3, 34 et saep.; Ter. Eun. 3, 3, 7; id. Hec. 1, 2, 109; Cic. N. D. 3, 18, 47; id. Div. 2, 10; Nep. Hann. 2, 4; Plin. 18, 2, 2, § 7; Suet. Tib. 44 et saep.; less freq. in the plur. divinae res, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 81; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 8; id. Div. 2, 10; Liv. 23, 11.—In plur. also in gen. for religious affairs, Caes. B. G. 6, 13, 4; 6, 21, 1; Cic. Div. 1, 4 fin.—Also verba, a form of prayer, Cato R. R. 14, 3: “religiones (opp. fides humana),” Liv. 9, 9; cf. id. 34, 31.—

B. Freq. connected with humanus as a stronger designation for all things, things of every kind, etc. (cf.: di hominesque under deus, I. B. fin.): “dedunt se, divina humanaque omnia,” Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 102; cf. id. Trin. 2, 4, 78; Liv. 9, 14; Suet. Caes. 84: “res,” Cic. Lael. 6: “jura,” id. Rosc. Am. 23 fin.; Caes. B. C. 1, 6 fin.: “scelera,” Liv. 3, 19; cf. id. 29, 18 fin.: “spes,” id. 10, 40 et saep. But in the explanation of philosophia by scientia divinarum humanarumque rerum, the term divinae res denotes nature, physics, as distinguished from humanae res, i. e. morals, Cic. Tusc. 5, 3, 7; 4, 26, 57; id. Off. 1, 43, 153; 2, 2, 5; id. Fin. 2, 12, 37; Sen. Ep. 88; 90; Quint. 12, 2, 8; 20 al.; cf. Cic. Or. 34; Quint. 10, 1, 35.—So too in jurid. lang., divinae res signifies natural laws, in opp. to humanae res, positive laws, Cic. Sest. 42, 91; Just. Inst. 1, 1; Dig. 1, 1, 10.—dīvīnum , i, n.,

1. The deity, τό θεῖον: “divina si faverint,” God willing, Pall. 1, 1, 2; Juv. 15, 144; Amm. 23, 6; id. 22, 16 fin.—

2. The divine, that which comes from God, nihil est divino divinius, Sen. Ep. 66, 11.—

3. That which is under the sanction of a god; hence: quicquam divini credere alicui; or simply: divini alicui credere, to believe one upon oath (ante-class.): “numquam edepol tu mihi divini quicquam creduis, in, etc.,” Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 40: “quid ei divini aut humani aequum est credere?” id. Poen. 2, 1, 20: “nam mihi divini numquam quisquam creduat, ni, etc.,” id. Bacch. 3, 3, 99; id. As. 5, 2, 4.

II. Transf.

A. Divinely inspired, prophetic: “aliquid praesagiens atque divinum,” Cic. Div. 1, 38: “animus appropinquante morte multo est divinior, etc.,” id. ib. 1, 30, 63; cf. id. ib. 1, 28 fin.: “cum ille potius divinus fuerit,” Nep. Att. 9, 1: “divinarum sagacem flammarum,” Sil. 3, 344: “divini quicquam,” Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 40; cf. id. Bacch. 3, 4, 5; “also joined to humani,” id. As. 5, 2, 4; id. Poen. 2, 20.—Poet. of poets: “vates,” Hor. A. P. 400; cf.: “divini pectoris carmina,” Lucr. 1, 731.—With gen.: “divina futuri Sententia,” Hor. A. P. 218: “avis imbrium imminentium,” id. C. 3, 27, 10.— Subst.: dīvīnus , i, m., a soothsayer, prophet = vates, Cic. Div. 1, 58; 2, 3; id. Fat. 8; Liv. 1, 36; Hor. S. 1, 6, 114; Vulg. Deut. 18, 11 al.—In the fem.: dīvīna , ae, a prophetess, Petr. 7, 2.—

B. Like caelestis (but far more freq. in prose), godlike, superhuman, admirable, excellent: “ex maxime raro genere hominum et paene divino,” Cic. Lael. 18: “ingenio esse divino,” id. Rep. 2, 2: “magni cujusdam civis et divini viri,” id. ib. 1, 29; cf.: “caelestes divinaeque legiones,” id. Phil. 5, 11: “senatus in supplicatione deneganda,” id. Q. Fr. 2, 8: “homo in dicendo,” id. de Or. 1, 10, 40: homo, Crispus ap. Quint. 8, 5, 17: “orator,” Quint. 4, 3, 13 et saep.: “incredibilis quaedam et divina virtus,” Cic. Rep. 3, 3: “fides,” id. Mil. 33 fin.: “admurmuratio senatus,” Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 16: “memoria,” id. Ac. 2, 1, 2: “eloquentia M. Tullii,” Quint. 2, 16, 7: “facultas eloquendi,” id. 10, 1, 81: “ille nitor loquendi,” id. ib. 83: “illa ironia,” id. ib. 4, 1, 70: “haec in te, Sulpici, divina sunt,” Cic. de Or. 1, 29 et saep.—In the comp.: “ratione nihil est in homine divinius,” Cic. Fin. 5, 13 fin.; id. Par. 1, 3, 14. Under the empire an epithet often bestowed on the emperors: “domus,” Phaedr. 5, 8, 38: “princeps,” Nazar. Pan. Const. Aug. 35, 3; cf. Inscr. Orell. 277; 339: “indulgentia,” Dig. 1, 4, 3 et saep.—Adv.: dīvīne .

1. (Acc. to I.) In a godlike manner, through godlike power: “nunc tu divine fac huc assis Sosia,” Plaut. Am. 3, 3, 21.—

2. (Acc. to II.)

a. By divine inspiration, prophetically: “plura divine praesensa et praedicta reperiri,” Cic. Div. 1, 55; id. Att. 10, 4; and in the comp., id. Rep. 2, 5 Mos. —

b. In a godlike, superhuman, admirable manner, divinely: “divine Plato escam malorum appellat voluptatem,” Cic. de Sen. 13, 44; Quint. 1, 6, 18; 11, 1, 62.—Sup. does not occur.