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NL888 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Does the word divine here mean "perceive intuitively"?
Context:
Strange is our situation here on Earth. Each of us comes for a
short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to divine a
purpose. From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one
thing we do know: that man is here for the sake of other men -
above all for those upon whose smiles and well-being our own
happiness depends.
ALBERT EINSTEIN
Strange is our situation here on Earth. Each of us comes for a
short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to divine a
purpose. From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one
thing we do know: that man is here for the sake of other men -
above all for those upon whose smiles and well-being our own
happiness depends.
ALBERT EINSTEIN
Top answer
Yes.
- Yes.
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maybe a little more than 'perceive' ... like sixth-sense clairvoyance,
(hence the same word, same pronunciation, as the 'divine' gods,)
like when the smell of your tea reminds you of a forgotten memory,
but you're not sure it was your 'memory', or 'deja vue', or a 'vision'.
'Perceive' is more mundane, like perceive the answer to calculus,
or to perceive black pines on a snowy
(hence the same word, same pronunciation, as the 'divine' gods,)
like when the smell of your tea reminds you of a forgotten memory,
but you're not sure it was your 'memory', or 'deja vue', or a 'vision'.
'Perceive' is more mundane, like perceive the answer to calculus,
or to perceive black pines on a snowy
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