divulgence

[dih-vuhl-juhns, dahy-]

noun

1. a divulging.

Other Word Forms

• nondivulgence noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of divulgence¹

First recorded in 1850–55; divulge + -ence

Example Sentences

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

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

From Washington Post

The tone of that divulgence suggests something big.

From Salon

A: You have been given an opportunity here, and I am glad you wrote; let’s look at your co-worker’s divulgence as an invitation rather than a burden.

From Washington Post

He vouched that Trump’s divulgence of classified information to Russian officials at the White House was no big deal.

From New York Times

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