Whimpers about divine pools (7)
I believe the answer is:
puddles
'pools' is the definition.
('puddle' can be a synonym of 'pool')
'whimpers about divine' is the wordplay.
'whimpers' becomes 'pules' ('pule' can be a synonym of 'whimper').
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'divine' becomes 'DD' (divine can mean theologian eg Doctor of Divinity).
'pules' placed around 'dd' is 'PUDDLES'.
(Other definitions for puddles that I've seen before include "Small muddy pools" , "Small pools of rainwater" .)