| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | A person ordained for service in a Christian church: churchman, churchwoman, clergyman, clergywoman, cleric, clerical, clerk, ecclesiastic, minister, parson, preacher. Informal : reverend. See RELIGION. | | VERB: | 1. To know in advance: anticipate, envision, foreknow, foresee, see. See FORESIGHT, SEE. 2. To tell about or make known (future events) by or as if by supernatural means: augur, foretell, prophesy, soothsay, vaticinate. See FORESIGHT. | | ADJECTIVE: | 1. In the service or worship of God or a god: holy, religious, sacred. See RELIGION. 2. Of, from, like, or being a god or God: deific, godlike, godly, heavenly, holy. See RELIGION. 3. Of or relating to heaven: celestial, heavenly, paradisaic, paradisaical, paradisal, paradisiac, paradisiacal. See RELIGION. 4. Particularly excellent: fabulous, fantastic, fantastical, glorious, marvelous, sensational, splendid, superb, terrific, wonderful. Informal : dandy, dreamy, great, ripping, super, swell, tremendous. Slang : cool, groovy, hot, keen1, neat, nifty. Idioms: out of this world. See GOOD.
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