How to pronounce divine

1 : of or relating to God or a god divine will. 2 : being in praise of God : religious, holy divine worship. 3 : like a god The pharaohs of ancient Egypt were considered divine. 4 : very good.

Of low quality or rank, unpretentious, as a humble abode or humble origins. Notes: Most speakers pronounce the initial H on today’s Good Word, though not in honor. However, in today’s word the H appears in an accented syllable, so it should be pronounced.

Arch in archangel comes from a Greek root meaning main/chief. Hence ‘ch’ used in Arch represent the Greek letter X or ‘chi’ (/k/). Archangel as a word existed quite early on when the apparent semantic source of the word was clear. So, naturally, the word was pronounced with /k/ sound to keep it true to its origins.