# göttlich

göttlich is a German adjective meaning “divine”. Forms: göttlicher, am göttlichsten.

## Forms

- Comparative: göttlicher
- Superlative: am göttlichsten

## In other languages

- Русский: религ. божественный

## Meanings

1. divine, godly
   - 1932, Erich Mühsam, Die Befreiung der Gesellschaft vom Staat, in: Erich Mühsam: Prosaschriften II, Verlag europäische ideen Berlin (1978), page 268 — Wrongdoing is the misconduct against the human community, sin the misconduct against the godly, therefore against the priestly authority.

## Examples

- Irren ist menschlich, vergeben göttlich. — To err is human; to forgive, divine.
- Was ist göttlicher als die Vernunft? — What is more divine than reason?
- Sie war göttlich schön. — She was divinely beautiful.
- Der Kuchen schmeckt göttlich! — The cake tastes divine!
- Das war göttliches Eingreifen. — It was a divine intervention.

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