Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A man of great wealth.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A rich man: [capitalized] usually regarded as the proper name of the rich man of the parable in Luke-xvi.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The name popularly given to the rich man in our Lord's parable of the “Rich Man and Lazarus” (Luke xvi. 19-31). Hence, a name for a rich worldling.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Icteridae.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Middle English, from Latin dīves, wealthy; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots.]

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Examples

  • The rich man is commonly called Dives, the Latin name for “a man of wealth.”

    The Gospel of Luke, An Exposition Charles Rosenbury Erdman 1913

  • In many theological writings, the rich man of this parable is called Dives, but the name is not of scriptural usage.

    Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern James Edward Talmage 1897

  • Marcus Licinius Crassus -- called Dives, or the Rich, from the spoil he had gained during the proscription.

    Young Folks' History of Rome Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862

  • His surname is getting as much out of fashion as the "Dives" of Crassus.

    The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order Marcus Tullius Cicero

  • Dives which is mentioned in another chapter, this hotel is not over restored, although in the days of a past proprietor the house contained a great number of antiques and its fame attracted many distinguished visitors, including Sir Walter Scott and Victor Hugo.

    Normandy, Illustrated, Complete Gordon Home 1923

  • Dives which is mentioned in another chapter, this hotel is not over restored, although in the days of a past proprietor the house contained a great number of antiques and its fame attracted many distinguished visitors, including Sir Walter Scott and Victor Hugo.

    Normandy, Illustrated, Part 1 Gordon Home 1923

  • "Dives," they exclaim, "in his life-time possessed good things and in like manner Lazarus evil things, but now the one is comforted in the bosom of Abraham, and the other tormented in a lake of fire."

    The Fair Haven Samuel Butler 1868

  • The audio was created by "Dives" from the guild Wipe Club, I had nothing to do with its creation, I only made the animation.

    WN.com - Financial News 2010

  • The audio was created by "Dives" from the guild Wipe Club, I had nothing to do with its creation, I only made the animation.

    WN.com - Financial News 2010

  • On the other side of Charleston, we made our first stop at a place that Guy Fieri would certainly have filed under the "Dives" for what the billboards touted as "World Famous" hot dogs.

    zanesvilletimesrecorder.com - Local News 2009

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