Webster's Dictionary 1913

5104

Divinistre

Div′i‐nis″tre (?), n. A diviner. “ I am no divinistre.” Chaucer.

5105

Divinity

Di‐vin″i‐ty (?), n.; pl.Divinities (#). [F. divinité, L. divinitas. See Divine, a.] 1. The state of being divine; the nature or essence of God; deity; godhead.When he attributes...

5106

Divinity calf

Di‐vin″i‐ty calf′ (?). (Bookbinding) Calf stained dark brown and worked without gilding, often used for theological books.

5107

Divinization

Div′i‐ni‐za″tion (?), n. A making divine. M. Arnold.

5108

Divinize

Div″i‐nize (?), v. t. To invest with a divine character; to deify. M. Arnold.Man had divinized all those objects of awe. Milman.

5109

Divisibility

Di‐vis′i‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. [Cf. F. divisibilité.] The quality of being divisible; the property of bodies by which their parts are capable of separation.Divisibility... is a prima...

5110

Divisible

Di‐vis″i‐ble (?), a. [L. divisibilis, fr. dividere: cf. F. divisible. See Divide.] Capable of being divided or separated.Extended substance... is divisible into parts. Sir W. Ha...

5111

Divisible (2)

Di‐vis″i‐ble, n. A divisible substance. Glanvill.

5112

Division

Di‐vi″sion (?), n. [F. division, L. divisio, from dividere. See Divide.] 1. The act or process of diving anything into parts, or the state of being so divided; separation.I was ...

5113

Divisional

Di‐vi″sion‐al (?), a. That divides; pertaining to, making, or noting, a division; as, a divisional line; a divisional general; a divisional surgeon of police.Divisional planes(G...

5114

Divisionally

Di‐vi″sion‐al‐ly, adv. So as to be divisional.

5115

Divisionary

Di‐vi″sion‐a‐ry (?), a. Divisional.

5116

Divisionor

Di‐vi″sion‐or (?), n. One who divides or makes division. Sheldon.

5117

Divisive

Di‐vi″sive (?), a. [Cf. F. divisif.] 1. Indicating division or distribution. Mede.2. Creating, or tending to create, division, separation, or difference.It is after all a dainty...

5118

Divisor

Di‐vi″sor (?), n. [L., fr. dividere. See Divide.] (Math.) The number by which the dividend is divided.Common divisor. (Math.) See under Common, a.

5119

Divorce

Di‐vorce″ (?), n. [F. divorce, L. divortium, fr. divortere, divertere, to turn different ways, to separate. See Divert.] 1. (Law) (a) A legal dissolution of the marriage contrac...

5120

Divorce (2)

Di‐vorce″, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Divorced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Divorcing.] [Cf. F. divorcer. See Divorce, n.] 1. To dissolve the marriage contract of, either wholly or partially; to...

5121

Divorceable

Di‐vorce″a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being divorced.

5122

Divorcee

Di‐vor′cee″ (?), n. A person divorced.

5123

Divorceless

Di‐vorce″less (?), a. Incapable of being divorced or separated; free from divorce.

5124

Divorcement

Di‐vorce″ment (?), n. Dissolution of the marriage tie; divorce; separation.Let him write her a divorcement. Deut. xxiv. 1.The divorcement of our written from our spoken language...

5125

Divorcer

Di‐vor″cer, n. The person or cause that produces or effects a divorce. Drummond.

5126

Divorcible

Di‐vor″ci‐ble (?), a. Divorceable. Milton.

5127

Divorcive

Di‐vor″cive (?), a. Having power to divorce; tending to divorce. “This divorcive law.” Milton.

5128

Divot

Div″ot (?), n. A thin, oblong turf used for covering cottages, and also for fuel. Simmonds.

5129

Divulgate

Di‐vul″gate (?), a. [L. divulgatus, p. p. of divulgare. See Divulge.] Published. Bale.

5130

Divulgate (2)

Di‐vul″gate (?), v. t. To divulge. Foxe.