Perhaps he divines some benefit in the argument he adduced.
Indeed, the impossibility of divining from scratch the meanings that another person attaches to their words is more striking on the surface than comparable arguments for syntax.
The boldest and most prominent liberal divines of the 1870s and 1880s tended to be pastors who were less subject to ecclesiastical discipline than were seminary professors.
Much can be divined about the symbolism underlying naming practice when the names given to children are compared with those of their parents, godparents, family members and other significant individuals.
As for those divines who did seek publication, they invariably found it necessary to account for their action and demonstrate that their "transgression" was apparent, not real.
On the one hand, the scientific pursuits of many divines seemed sufficient proof for the harmonious coexistence of science and religion in the minds of practitioners.
Often the answer to a fearsome-looking question can be divined by a little patient thought.
Like their physician and lawyer counterparts, university divines and country ministers might have made time to pursue their secular studies.
