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Divine vs. Nemesis — What's the Difference?

Divine vs. Nemesis — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Divine and Nemesis

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Divine

Having the nature of or being a deity.

Nemesis

In ancient Greek religion, Nemesis, also called Rhamnousia or Rhamnusia (Ancient Greek: Ῥαμνουσία; "the goddess of Rhamnous"), is the goddess who enacts retribution against those who succumb to hubris, arrogance before the gods.

Divine

Of, relating to, emanating from, or being the expression of a deity
Sought divine guidance through meditation.

Nemesis

A source of harm or ruin
Uncritical trust is my nemesis.

Divine

Being in the service or worship of a deity; sacred.
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Nemesis

Retributive justice in its execution or outcome
To follow the proposed course of action is to invite nemesis.

Divine

Superhuman; godlike.

Nemesis

An opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome.

Divine

Supremely good or beautiful; magnificent
A divine performance of the concerto.

Nemesis

One that inflicts retribution or vengeance.

Divine

Extremely pleasant; delightful
Had a divine time at the ball.

Nemesis

Nemesis Greek Mythology The goddess of retributive justice or vengeance.

Divine

A cleric.

Nemesis

An enemy, especially an archenemy.
Batman is in constant conflict with his nemesis, The Joker.

Divine

A theologian.

Nemesis

A person or character who specifically brings about the downfall of another person or character, as an agent of that character's fate or destiny, especially within a narrative.

Divine

To foretell, especially by divination.

Nemesis

The personification of the "fatal flaw" of a dramatic hero in the style of Greek tragedy.

Divine

To guess or know by inspiration or intuition
Somehow divined the answer despite not having read the assignment.

Nemesis

, especially of a literary character.

Divine

To locate (underground water or minerals) with a divining rod; douse.

Nemesis

The principle of retributive justice.

Divine

To practice divination.

Nemesis

A punishment or defeat that is deserved and cannot be avoided; (an instance of) retribution.

Divine

To guess.

Nemesis

The goddess of retribution or vengeance; hence, retributive justice personified; divine vengeance.
This is that ancient doctrine of nemesis who keeps watch in the universe, and lets no offense go unchastised.

Divine

Of or pertaining to a god.

Nemesis

(Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance

Divine

Eternal, holy, or otherwise godlike.

Nemesis

Something causes misery or death;
The bane of my life

Divine

Of superhuman or surpassing excellence.

Divine

Beautiful, heavenly.

Divine

(obsolete) Foreboding; prescient.

Divine

Immortal; elect or saved after death

Divine

Relating to divinity or theology.

Divine

One skilled in divinity; a theologian.

Divine

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

Divine

(often capitalized, with 'the') God or a god, particularly in its aspect as a transcendental concept.

Divine

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

Divine

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

Divine

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

Divine

To render divine; to deify.

Divine

Of or belonging to God; as, divine perfections; the divine will.

Divine

Proceeding from God; as, divine judgments.

Divine

Appropriated to God, or celebrating his praise; religious; pious; holy; as, divine service; divine songs; divine worship.

Divine

Pertaining to, or proceeding from, a deity; partaking of the nature of a god or the gods.

Divine

Godlike; heavenly; excellent in the highest degree; supremely admirable; apparently above what is human. In this application, the word admits of comparison; as, the divinest mind.
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king.
But not to one in this benighted ageIs that diviner inspiration given.

Divine

Presageful; foreboding; prescient.
Yet oft his heart, divine of something ill,Misgave him.

Divine

Relating to divinity or theology.
Church history and other divine learning.

Divine

One skilled in divinity; a theologian.

Divine

A minister of the gospel; a priest; a clergyman.
The first divines of New England were surpassed by none in extensive erudition.

Divine

To foresee or foreknow; to detect; to anticipate; to conjecture.
A sagacity which divined the evil designs.

Divine

To foretell; to predict; to presage.
Darest thou . . . divine his downfall?

Divine

To render divine; to deify.
Living on earth like angel new divined.

Divine

To use or practice divination; to foretell by divination; to utter prognostications.
The prophets thereof divine for money.

Divine

To have or feel a presage or foreboding.
Suggest but truth to my divining thoughts.

Divine

To conjecture or guess; as, to divine rightly.

Divine

Terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

Divine

A clergyman or other person in religious orders

Divine

Perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers

Divine

Search by divining, as if with a rod;
He claimed he could divine underground water

Divine

Emanating from God;
Divine judgment
Divine guidance
Everything is black1 or white...satanic or godlyt

Divine

Resulting from divine providence;
Providential care
A providential visitation

Divine

Being or having the nature of a god;
The custom of killing the divine king upon any serious failure of his...powers
The divine will
The divine capacity for love
'Tis wise to learn; 'tis God-like to create

Divine

Devoted to or in the service or worship of a deity;
Divine worship
Divine liturgy

Divine

Appropriate to or befitting a god;
The divine strength of Achilles
A man of godlike sagacity
Man must play God for he has acquired certain godlike powers

Divine

Of such surpassing excellence as to suggest divine inspiration;
Her pies were simply divine
The divine Shakespeare
An elysian meal
An inspired performance

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