as in priests
a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church
the great influence exerted by the Puritan divines in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
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as in anticipates
to realize or know about beforehand
it was easy to divine his intention of asking his girlfriend to marry him
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Recent Examples of divines
Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
Kropschot divines melodies in lines like a composer eking out a score.
—Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divines
Noun
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His center has specialized in offering spiritual healing for priests troubled by various difficulties.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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Performers in traditional dress portray Inca nobility, priests and warriors, and the rituals are conducted in Quechua, the language of the Inca Empire and still widely spoken in the Andes today.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
Verb
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The service Every room comes with a polite butler, who anticipates your every need.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Barclays also anticipates the company will talk about 50 basis points of annual margin expansion and 10%-plus earnings per share growth.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
Noun
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In another era, Pratt would have been a welcome edition to the roster of bombastic Southern California preachers a la Aimee Semple McPherson, Chuck Smith and Gene Scott, as well as radio titans such as George Putnam and John Kobylt.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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During Muharram’s mourning period, Shiʿis gather in assemblies to hear preachers offer sermons, relate the life of Ḥusayn, and recount the events of the Battle of Karbala.—
Charles Preston,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Dell foresees supply constraints in the second half of fiscal 2027, Clarke said.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
28 May 2026
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Weeks after slashing his staff by 40%, Jack Dorsey, CEO of payments company Block, foresees middle management’s complete extinction.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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The lawsuit echoes criticism that most commissioners are conservative Christian clerics and commentators; one is an Orthodox Jewish rabbi.—
Peter Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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The group’s spiritual leader, Ayatollah Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi, who died in 2021, was one of the country’s most radical clerics.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
Noun
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The agreement was announced at a meeting of the three countries’ defense ministers in Singapore, with deliveries due next year.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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Followers quickly criticized the religious gathering highlighting administration members, ministers and politicians who identify with the MAGA movement, including Franklin Graham, Mike Johnson, Pete Hegseth and Marco Rubio.—
Lily Brown,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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“Divines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divines. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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