Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Richard Taverner (?1505–1575), translator and evangelical reformer. From school + divine, after school divinity.
Definition of school divine in US English:
school divine
nounˈskuːl dɪˌvʌɪn
historical
A scholastic theologian of the Middle Ages.
Origin
Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Richard Taverner (?1505–1575), translator and evangelical reformer. From school + divine, after school divinity.