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divulgence

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[dih-vuhl-juhns, dahy-] / dɪˈvʌl dʒəns, daɪ- /

noun

  1. a divulging.


Other Word Forms

  • nondivulgence noun

Etymology

Origin of divulgence

First recorded in 1850–55; divulge + -ence

Example Sentences

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The most recent, “The Kamogawa Food Detectives,” isn’t your traditional mystery divulgence, but it’s worth highlighting for a feel-good escape.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024

The divulgence carries the weight of privileged insight, though it’s shrewdly apportioned, of course — intimacy on Beyonce’s terms, as always.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2023

Let’s call for the divulgence of those accounts immediately under serious threat of punishment for anyone aiding their subterfuge.

From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2022

How much more treacherous the divulgence must now seem.

From The Guardian • Mar. 5, 2016

But the divulgence of facts often brings fearful sequences.

From Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism by Putnam, Allen