divinitus

dīvīnĭtus, adv. [id.], from heaven, by divine providence or influence (class.).

I.

Prop.:

divinitus latae suppetiae,

Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 53; cf.:

non partum per nos, sed divinitus ad nos delatum,

Cic. de Or. 1, 46, 202: Lucr. 2, 180; 5, 199:

divinitus accidere,

Cic. Part. 23 fin.:

velut prodigio divinitus facto,

Quint. 1, 10, 47:

forte quadam divinitus super ripas Tiberis effusus,

Liv. 1, 4, 4:

casu quodam an divinitus,

Suet. Claud. 13 fin.; cf.:

seu forte seu divinitus,

Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 2:

quia sit divinitus illis Ingenium,

Verg. G. 1, 415.—

II.

Transf.

A.

By divine communication, by inspiration, prophetically:

solus hic homo'st, qui sciat divinitus,

Plaut. Curc. 2, 1, 33; Lucr. 1, 736; 5, 52; Cic. Sull. 15, 43; id. de Or. 1, 7, 26;

and opp. conjectura,

Suet. Caes. 1 fin. Ruhnk.:

inspirata,

Vulg. 2 Tim. 3, 16.—

B.

Divinely, admirably, excellently (mostly Ciceronian):

quae philosophi divinitus ferunt esse dicta,

Cic. de Or. 1, 7, 28:

dicta,

id. de Or. 3, 1 fin.; 2, 2, 7; cf.:

loquitur Pompeius,

id. Att. 2, 21 fin.:

scripta,

id. Fam. 1, 9, 12:

ille locus inductus a me,

id. Att. 1, 16, 9:

meriti homines de me,

id. de Sen. 12:

corpus humare,

Varr. L. L. 5, § 148.