Divinely

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. In a manner that is supremely excellent, beautiful, or characteristic of a deity
2. In a way that embodies heavenly qualities, exceptional beauty, or traits associated with a god
3. In a manner that reflects extraordinary characteristics, supreme perfection, or divine essence typically attributed to a deity

Etymology: "Divinely" is a plain formation: the adjective "divine" with the suffix "-ly" attached. The "-ly" ending traces back through Old English "-līce" to a Proto-Germanic element that meant something like "having the form or appearance of," so the suffix originally carried the sense "in the manner of" or "like." Adding it to "divine" gives the sense "in the manner of a god." The adjective "divine" itself has a longer road, reaching English from Latin "divinus," meaning "of a god" or "inspired," which derives from "deus," god. That root tells you the adverb is literally "in a godlike way," and its modern sense of supreme excellence grew out of that idea of something so fine it seems to come from a higher power.

Synonyms: heavenly, godly, sublimely, celestially, spiritually

Antonyms: mundanely, earthly, secularly, unspiritually, terrestrially