shrift
The act of going to or hearing a religious confessionThe act of going to or hearing a religious confession.
» Tom begged Mary for a second chance, but she gave him short shrift.
Tom flehte Maria um eine zweite Chance an; diese ließ ihn jedoch eiskalt abblitzen.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of going to or hearing a religious confession.
Beichte, Beichtablegung, Beichtgang
испове́даниеispovédanije
the act of being shriven
(countable, uncountable)Confession to a priest.
Beichte
и́споведьíspovedʹ
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Forgiveness given by a priest after confession; remission.
Sündenerlass, Sündenvergebung, Absolution
отпуще́ние грехо́вotpuščénije grexóv
Examples
1 sentencesTom begged Mary for a second chance, but she gave him short shrift.
deTom flehte Maria um eine zweite Chance an; diese ließ ihn jedoch eiskalt abblitzen.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English shrift (“confession to a priest; act or instance of this; sacrament ofFrom Middle English shrift (“confession to a priest; act or instance of this; sacrament of penance; penance assigned by a priest; penitence, repentance; punishment for sin”) [and other forms], from Old English sċrift (“penance, shrift; something prescribed as punishment, penalty; one who passes sentence, a judge”), from sċrīfan (“of a priest: to prescribe absolution or penance; to pass judgment, ordain, prescribe; to appoint, decree”) (whence shrive), from Proto-Germanic *skrībaną (“to write”), from Latin scrībō (“to write”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- (“to scratch, tear”). Equivalent to shrive + -t.
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Forms
plural: shriftsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable