| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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Divs or Deevs. Demons of Persian mythology. According to the Koran, they are ferocious and gigantic spirits under the sovereignty of Eblis. | 1 |
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“At Lahore, in the Mogul’s palace, are pictures of Dews and Dives with long horns, staring eyes, shaggy hair, great fangs, ugly paws, long tails, and such horrible deformity, that I wonder the poor women are not frightened.”—William Finch: Purchas’ Pilgrims, vol. i. |
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Div s (2 syl.). The name popularly given to the rich man in our Lord’s parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
(Luke xvi.). The Latin would be Divs et Lazarus. | 2 |
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