divine knowledge

What gods know

Divine knowledge is understanding attributed to or derived from a god or higher power—knowledge beyond what humans could discover through ordinary means.

It may refer to what a deity knows (omniscience) or to revelations granted to mortals: The prophet claimed divine knowledge of future events.

The phrase often carries connotations of absolute certainty or unquestionable truth.

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prophecy · burning bush · gnosis · eternal truths · holy spirit · transcendence · higher truth · theology · enlightenment · cosmic consciousness · hermeneutics · esotericism · revelation · exegesis · scripture · theophany · mysticism · illumination

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source of knowledge

divine knowledgescientific knowledge

Facts established through research

book learning · street smarts · human knowledge · human reason · trial and error

scope and certainty

divine knowledgehuman understanding

Capacity for knowledge

uncertainty · conjecture · guesswork · speculation · educated guess

sacred vs. profane

divine knowledgecarnal knowledge

Sexual intercourse, legally termed

practical knowledge

Family

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