divine

divine
1. adjective /dɪˈvaɪn/
a) of or pertaining to a god
b) eternal, holy, or otherwise supernatural.
2. noun /dɪˈvaɪn/
b) (the Divine) a metaphor for a deity, especially the Christian one.
3. verb /dɪˈvaɪn/
a) to foretell (something), especially by the use of divination

no secret can be toldTo any who divined it not before

I suppose that we truly are divining that what is is some third thing when we say that change and stability are.

See Also: a lo divino, baculus divinatorius, divinistre, lectio divina, Liposcelis divinatorius, Salvia divinorum, virgula divina, voce divinare

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