The difference between Deity and Divine

When used as nouns, deity means the state, position, or fact of being a god, whereas divine means one skilled in divinity.

Divine is also verb with the meaning: to foretell (something), especially by the use of divination.

Divine is also adjective with the meaning: of or pertaining to a god.

check bellow for the other definitions of Deity and Divine

  1. Deity as a noun:

    the state, position, or fact of being a god.

  2. Deity as a noun:

    A supernatural divine being; a god or goddess.

  1. Divine as an adjective:

    Of or pertaining to a god.

  2. Divine as an adjective:

    Eternal, holy, or otherwise godlike.

  3. Divine as an adjective:

    Of superhuman or surpassing excellence.

  4. Divine as an adjective:

    Beautiful, heavenly.

  5. Divine as an adjective (obsolete):

    Foreboding; prescient.

  6. Divine as an adjective:

    Relating to divinity or theology.

  1. Divine as a noun:

    One skilled in divinity; a theologian.

  2. Divine as a noun:

    A minister of the gospel; a priest; a clergyman.

  3. Divine as a noun (often capitalized, with 'the'):

    God or a god, particularly in its aspect as a transcendental concept.

  1. Divine as a verb (transitive):

    To foretell (something), especially by the use of divination.

  2. Divine as a verb (transitive):

    To guess or discover (something) through intuition or insight.

  3. Divine as a verb (transitive):

    To search for (underground objects or water) using a divining rod.

  4. Divine as a verb:

    To render divine; to deify.

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