shrive
11shrive — verb /ˈʃɹaɪv/ a) To hear or receive a confession (of sins etc.) Twas a good thought, boy, to come here and shrive , The Croppy Boy, trad Irish song. b) To prescribe penance or absolution See Also: scribe, shrift …
12shrive — [ʃrʌɪv] verb (past shrove; past participle shriven) archaic (of a priest) hear the confession of, assign penance to, and absolve. ↘(shrive oneself) present oneself to a priest for confession, penance, and absolution. Origin OE scrīfan impose as a …
13shrive — [[t]ʃraɪv[/t]] v. shrove shrived, shriv•en shrived, shriv•ing 1) rel to impose penance on (a sinner) 2) rel to grant absolution to (a penitent) 3) rel to confess one s sins, as to a priest • Etymology: bef. 900; ME; OE scrīfan to assign, impose… …
14shrive oneself — present oneself to a priest for confession, penance, and absolution. → shrive …
15shrive — /shruyv/, v., shrove or shrived, shriven or shrived, shriving. v.t. 1. to impose penance on (a sinner). 2. to grant absolution to (a penitent). 3. to hear the confession of (a person). v.i. Archaic. 4. to hear confessions. 5. to go to or make… …
16shrive — Synonyms and related words: absolve, acquit, administer absolution, administer extreme unction, amnesty, clear, confess, decontaminate, destigmatize, discharge, dismiss, dispense from, exculpate, excuse, exempt, exempt from, exonerate, forgive,… …
17shrive — (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To absolve] Syn. redeem, purge, pardon; see excuse , forgive 1 . 2. [To confess] Syn. repent, atone, pray; see confess 3 …
18shrive — to hear a confession from and give absolution Ecclesiastical Terms …
19shrive — v. a. RG. 392, 544 == confess. Ps. vii. 18; lxxxviii. 6 …
20shrive — v. hear a confession of sins; assign penance for sins; absolve sins after confession and repentance …
