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Dives definition

Di·ves (vēz′)

noun

  1. the rich man in a parable: cf. Luke 16:19-31
  2. any rich man

Etymology: ME: so named < use of L dives, rich, in the parable in the Vulg.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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