shrive
To hear or receive a confessionTo hear or receive a confession (of sins etc.).
Meaning
4 senses(intransitive, transitive)To hear or receive a confession (of sins etc.).
die Beichte abnehmen
(transitive)To free from guilt, to absolve.
(transitive)To prescribe penance or absolution.
die Vergebung der Sünden gewähren, die Absolution erteilen, eine Buße auferlegen
(intransitive, reflexive)To confess, and receive absolution.
c. 1798-1845, unknown author, The Croppy Boy 'Twas a good thought, boy, to come here and shrive.
- grant remission of a sin to
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English schryven, from Old English sċrīfan (“1. to decree, pass judgement, preFrom Middle English schryven, from Old English sċrīfan (“1. to decree, pass judgement, prescribe, 3. (of a priest) to prescribe penance or absolution”), from Proto-West Germanic *skrīban, from late Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, a borrowing from Latin scrībō (“write”).
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Forms
shrives, shriving, shrove, shrivenSynonyms
1 synonyms- grant remission of a sin to:absolve
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle