divine origin

collocation in English

meaningsofdivineandorigin

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divine
adjective
uk
/dɪˈvaɪn/us
/dɪˈvaɪn/
connected with a god, or like ...
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origin
noun
uk
/ˈɒr.ɪ.dʒɪn/us
/ˈɔːr.ə.dʒɪn/
the beginning or cause ...
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(Definition ofdivineandoriginfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Either it is taken to havedivineoriginor it is not.
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Yet the apparition's form (a woman surrounded by celestial light) seemed to him a strong argument in favor of itsdivineorigin(17).
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Whether these criteria are really adequate for determining the truth of a claim about thedivineoriginof scripture is not my concern.
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If we stick at this level, these sound little more than rather high-flown sentiments dignified by the claims of theirdivineorigin.
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According to popular views, human dignity can be based on ourdivineorigin, rational faculties, genome, wellbeing, or distinctive features and achievements.
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This belief in thedivineoriginand immutability of the social structure was publicly reconciled with belief in themselves as agents of social and cultural change.
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Moreover, he forgot all about hisdivineorigin.
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Implying that his love was ofdivineorigin.
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It is not a human invention, but hasdivineoriginand is based on divine revelation.
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The pamphlet also argues vigorously that male authority over females should be absolute and is ofdivineorigin.
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The dignity of life, in particular human life (which is conscious of itsdivineoriginand goal), was important.
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According to hagiographic tradition, a ray of light ofdivineorigindescended upon his head upon his election as bishop.
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Renaissance elements in the music are the return from thedivineoriginof music to earthly beauty and sensory joy.
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In both its ancient and medieval form, the dream vision is often felt to be ofdivineorigin.
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In any case, in the course of time, whether morality is relative or absolute, whether of natural ordivineorigin, morality and law have become intertwined, though not necessarily identical.
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In the past, some theologians attempted to distinguish between those rubrics they considered to be ofdivineorigin, and those merely of human origin.
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He was invested with sanctity by ancient tradition, endowed with prodigious qualities, and visibly stamped with the marks of hisdivineorigin.
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Due to theirdivineorigin, they can hear the thoughts of the people around them, and try to console a dying man.
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The author explains these phenomena by the flux of the phlegm flowing from the brain into the veins rather than assigning them adivineorigin.
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It is not a magical book, but a collection of authoritative texts of apparentlydivineoriginthat went through a human process of writing and editing.
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Among other things, they deny thedivineoriginof the papal primacy, and subject the exercise of it to the good pleasure of the temporal ruler.
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At state assemblies the chief ritualist would tell the story of thedivineoriginof the founder, as evinced by foundation myths, and his extraordinary deeds in war and peace.
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On the following day, as punishment for their lack of hospitality, a flood ofdivineorigindevastated the village, which completely covered everything except the cottage of the good shepherd.
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