divinitus

Latin

Etymology

From dīvīnus (of divine origin) + -itus

Adverb

dīvīnitus (not comparable)

  1. from heaven, from a deity, by inspiration
  2. divinely, admirably

Synonyms

References

  • divinitus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • divinitus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • divinitus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • by divine inspiration (often = marvellously, excellently): divinitus (De Or. 1. 46. 202)
    • it happened miraculously: divinitus accidit
  • Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)
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