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Dives

[ dahy-veez ]

noun

  1. the rich man of the parable in Luke 16:19–31.
  2. any rich man.


Dives

/ ˈdaɪviːz /

noun

  1. a rich man in the parable in Luke 16:19–31
  2. a very rich man
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Dives1

From the Latin word dīves rich, rich man
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Example Sentences

Marvin takes off his T-shirt and dives into his swimming pool.

A TNR alum dives deep in what happened with the 100-year-old institution.

No, she really is; she dives away from cars, outruns planes, ducks away from falling buses.

His dips, dives, and somersaults in the air caught the attention of all the major papers.

The pathetic dives and writhing on the field is a turn off to the most ardent American fan.

But Solomon in all his glory was dressed in his best; from Dives to Lazarus is largely a matter of garments.

Civitas opulenta, dives, fecunda, in qua nemo vivat otiosus.

Joyce screams, pulls her long plaits round her face to prevent the moths catching in them, and dives for her cabin.

One of the enemy side-slips, dives and streaks to the earth, leaving a cloud of smoke to mark his unsubstantial path.

But that night God anointed me for street preaching and for work in slums, dives and saloons.

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