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noun

Definition of divinesnext
plural of divine
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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divines

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verb

present tense third-person singular of divine
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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  1. priests
  2. anticipates
  3. preachers
  4. foresees
  5. ministers
Noun
  • By now Francis' annual Christmas address to the priests, bishops and cardinals who work in the Vatican Curia has become a lesson in humility — and humiliation — as Francis offers a public dressing down of some of the sins in the workplace at the headquarters of the Catholic Church.
    CBS News, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024
  • And Russian attacks on Ukrainian places of worship and priests continue through the holiest days on the Christian calendar, according to the World Council of Churches.
    Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of priests
Verb
  • Sustainability And Comfort Trends Josh Christian, CEO of the Home Technology Association, anticipates significant advances in climate control by the technology learning our preferences and daily routines over time.
    Jamie Gold, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This strategy anticipates the price action to be range-bound in the near term.
    Michael Khouw, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of anticipates
Noun
  • In the past year, news stories and a Hulu documentary have focused on the sect's predator preachers and the leaders who enabled them.
    CBS News, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Salafi preachers have had some success dissuading would-be suicide bombers this way, embedding the Quran’s arguments against violence into interpretations of how to defend Islam.
    Scott Atran, Foreign Affairs, 2 Dec. 2019
Definition of preachers
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  • While custom accelerator accounted for just a small portion of AI revenue in the quarter, management foresees strong growth in the second half of 2025.
    Beth Kindig, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The China Society of Automotive Engineers foresees that one in five cars sold in China will be fully driverless by the decade’s end.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of foresees
Noun
  • Other ministers told their flocks that God was present even in painful, traumatic moments.
    Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • According to the Universal Life Church's database, there are a plethora of Hollywood stars who are ministers, including Adele, Benedict Cumberbatch, Cardi B, Kathy Griffin, Whoopi Goldberg, Dwayne Johnson and Tom Hanks.
    Gil Macias, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of ministers
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