divinus

Divinus is a Latin adjective meaning divine, godlike, or sacred. It is used to describe things related to the gods, sacred phenomena, or attributes associated with divinity. The term has feminine and neuter forms—divina and divinum—and, like most Latin adjectives of the second declension, agrees with the noun it modifies in gender, number, and case.

Etymology and forms: divinus derives from the base div- related to sacred or divine concepts and belongs to a class of adjectives that decline in the pattern divinus, divina, divinum (singular) and divini, divinae, divina (plural). The neuter plural form mirrors the neuter singular as divina.

Usage in Latin literature: divinus is used predicatively or attributively to indicate the divine nature of a person or thing. It is common with deities, sacred objects, or attributes associated with a deity. It can appear in religious, philosophical, and poetic texts, and in common phrases such as divina gratia (divine grace) or res divina (divine thing).

Modern usage: The term survives mainly in scholarly, liturgical, or historical contexts. In modern languages, divinus may appear in discussions of Latin or in titles or names, but outside such contexts the adjective is rarely used; the form remains primarily a historical or linguistic reference.

See also: divus, deus, divinitas.