The difference between Divine and Sacred

When used as adjectives, divine means of or pertaining to a god, whereas sacred means characterized by solemn religious ceremony or religious use, especially, in a positive sense.

Divine is also noun with the meaning: one skilled in divinity.

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

check bellow for the other definitions of Divine and Sacred

  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.

  1. Sacred as an adjective:

    Characterized by solemn religious ceremony or religious use, especially, in a positive sense; consecrated; made holy.

    Examples:

    "a sacred place; a sacred day; sacred service"

  2. Sacred as an adjective:

    Religious; relating to religion, or to the services of religion; not secular

  3. Sacred as an adjective:

    Spiritual; concerned with metaphysics.

  4. Sacred as an adjective:

    Designated or exalted by a divine sanction; possessing the highest title to obedience, honor, reverence, or veneration; entitled to extreme reverence; venerable.

  5. Sacred as an adjective:

    Not to be profaned or violated; inviolable.

  6. Sacred as an adjective (followed by the preposition "to"):

    Consecrated; dedicated; devoted

  7. Sacred as an adjective (archaic):

    Solemnly devoted, in a bad sense, as to evil, vengeance, curse, or the like; accursed; baleful.

  1. Sacred as a verb:

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