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41shortshrift — short shrift n. 1. Summary, careless treatment; scant attention: These annoying memos will get short shrift from the boss. 2. Quick work. 3. a. A short respite, as from death. b. The brief time before execution granted a condemned prisoner for… …
42Shrovetide — • Some history behind Carnival Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Shrovetide Shrovetide † …
43Кнетс, Иварс — Иварс Кнетс латыш. Ivars Knēts Дата рождения: 17 сентября 1938(1938 09 17) (74 года) Место рождения: Рига, Латвия …
44absolve — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. forgive, cleanse, shrive, pardon, discharge. See forgiveness, acquittal, exemption.Ant., accuse, blame. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. acquit, exonerate, vindicate, clear, forgive, pardon, excuse,… …
45scribe — [14] Scribe is at the centre of a large network of English words that go back to Latin scrībere ‘write’. Others include ascribe [15], describe, scribble [15], and shrive, while its past participle scriptus has contributed script [14], scripture… …
46script — (n.) late 14c., something written, from O.Fr. escrit (Mod.Fr. écrit) a writing, written paper, from L. scriptum a writing, book, law, line, mark, noun use of neut. pp. of scribere to write, from PIE *skreibh (Cf. Gk. skariphasthai to scratch an… …
47shrift — O.E. scrift confession to priest, followed by penance and absolution, verbal noun from scrifan to impose penance (see SHRIVE (Cf. shrive)). Short shrift originally was the brief time for a condemned criminal to confess before execution (1590s);… …
48shrove — 1570s, shortened from Shrovetide (early 15c.), from schrof , related to schrifen (see SHRIVE (Cf. shrive)). Shrove Tuesday (c.1500) is from practice of celebration and merrymaking before going to confession at the beginning of Lent …
49short shrift — n. 1) Summary, careless treatment; scant attention: »These annoying memos will get short shrift from the boss. 2) Quick work. 3) a) A short respite, as from death. b) The brief time before execution granted a condemned prisoner for confession and …
50scribe — [14] Scribe is at the centre of a large network of English words that go back to Latin scrībere ‘write’. Others include ascribe [15], describe, scribble [15], and shrive, while its past participle scriptus has contributed script [14], scripture… …
