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| shrive [ shrīv ] (past shrove [ shrōv ] or shrived, past participle shriv·en [ shrívvən ] or shrived, present participle shriv·ing, 3rd person present singular shrives) |
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1. transitive verb absolve somebody of sins: in Christianity, to hear somebody's confession of sins and give the person absolution
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2. transitive verb impose penance: in Christianity, to impose a penance on a sinner
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3. intransitive verb confess: to confess sins to a priest
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| [ Old English scrīfan, via Germanic < Latin scribere "write"] |
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 shriv·er noun |
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