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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

/ ˈ岹ɪː /

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 ī rich, rich man
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Example Sentences

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England's Harry Brook dives low to take a brilliant catch to dismiss Romario Shepherd for a duck to leave West Indies on 120-6 in the third T20 International in Southampton.

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Leeds did eventually get subterranean transport - in the form of the inner ring road motorway which dives under the city centre.

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Harshad Nalawade's Follower, which was selected for the Rotterdam Film Festival and had a limited theatrical release for instance, dives into the radicalisation of India's youth, exploring the life of a small-town troll with compassion.

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He alternates sequences of harrowing action and macho team-building with deep dives into the ecology, science, economics and, most important, Indigenous cultural practices related to fire.

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