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Definition of "cloven" [clo•ven]

  • A past participle of cleave1. (verb)
  • Split; divided. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "cloven" in a sentence
  • "The Holy Ghost indeed once descended in cloven tongues as of fire, Acts ii."
  • "Therefore some think it was with a rushing mighty wind, and in cloven tongues, as that was."
  • "Spirit was given in cloven tongues as of fire, introduced by a rushing mighty wind, which was very tempestuous, Acts ii."