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Stardrink Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Lost Dives

What do "Dives" mean in the following context:

"I have but dared to peep at heaven while I might, and only as lost Dives peeped." (Domnei)
  

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" (Domnei) It is the name of the rich man in the Dives and Lazarus story in the Old Testament of the Bible. , goes to **** after he dies, but while there, gets a brief glimpse of heaven (a 'peep' at heaven). This appears to be an extract from a poem, so to judge by the meter, I'd say that Dives is pronounced with two syllables, probably DIE-veez .

— CalifJim

  • " (Domnei) It is the name of the rich man in the Dives and Lazarus story in the Old Testament of the Bible.
  • , goes to **** after he dies, but while there, gets a brief glimpse of heaven (a 'peep' at heaven).
  • This appears to be an extract from a poem, so to judge by the meter, I'd say that Dives is pronounced with two syllables, probably DIE-veez .
  • _________ From Wikipedia: The Parable of the rich man and Lazarus (also called the Dives and Lazarus or Lazarus and Dives) is a well known parable of Jesus which appears in one of the Four Gospels of the New Testament.
  • According to Gospel of Luke (16:19-31), the parable tells of the relationship, in life and in death, between an unnamed rich man and a poor beggar named Lazarus.
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StardrinkWhat does "Dives" mean in the following context:

"I have but dared to peep at heaven while I might, and only as lost Dives peeped." (Domnei)
It is the name of the rich man in the Dives and Lazarus story in the Old Testament of the Bible. (Actually, "dives" is just the Latin word for rich man, but it's
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Thanks!

It is actually dialogue from a novel.

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