divine fire

Heaven-sent creative spark

Divine fire is creative inspiration or spiritual passion imagined as a flame kindled by the gods.

The phrase evokes Prometheus stealing fire from heaven to give humanity knowledge and art.

Someone possessed of divine fire burns with genius or fervor beyond ordinary human capacity: The poet wrote with divine fire.

The term appears in discussions of artistic genius and religious ecstasy alike.

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celestial · spark · heavenly · holy · holy spirit · spirit · enlightenment · inspiration · creative spark · ethereal · radiance · blessing · burning · immortal · thunderbolt · apotheosis · transcendence · illumination

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source/origin

divine firecampfire

Outdoor fire for gathering

hearth fire

spiritual quality

divine fireapathy

Absence of feeling

spiritual darkness · carnal desire · spiritual emptiness · faithlessness · moral corruption

creative/destructive purpose

divine firehellfire

Eternal punishment by flame

extinction · brimstone · void

Family

divine, fire, divinity, divination, diviner, divinely, divinatory, deify, fiery

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G