- shrive oneself
- present oneself to a priest for confession, penance, and absolution.→ shrive
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shrive — ► VERB (past shrove; past part. shriven) archaic 1) (of a priest) hear the confession of, assign penance to, and absolve (someone). 2) (shrive oneself) present oneself to a priest for confession, penance, and absolution. ORIGIN Old English,… … English terms dictionary
shrive — [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 … English new terms dictionary
shrive — [shrīv] vt. shrived or shrove, shriven [shriv′ən] or shrived, shriving [ME shriven < OE scrifan, akin to Ger schreiben, to write < early WGmc borrowing < L scribere, to write: see SCRIBE] Archaic 1. to hear the confession of and absolve… … English World dictionary
shrive — v.tr. (past shrove; past part. shriven) RC Ch. archaic 1 (of a priest) hear the confession of, assign penance to, and absolve. 2 (refl.) (of a penitent) submit oneself to a priest for confession etc. Etymology: OE scrifan impose as penance, WG f … Useful english dictionary
purge — / pərj/ vt purged, purg·ing 1: to clear (as oneself or another) of guilt purged himself of contempt 2: to become no longer guilty of purge the contempt Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Mer … Law dictionary
acquit — v 1. exculpate, clear, prove or declare innocent, uphold innocence, pronounce or declare not guilty, remove guilt; absolve, forgive, shrive, excuse; exonerate, justify, warrant, vindicate, right; pardon, amnesty, remit, respite, reprieve. 2. free … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
confess — v 1. acknowledge, admit, allow, grant, concede, avow, own, Inf. own up, Sl. fess up, Sl. come clean, Sl. cop a plea, plead guilty; disbosom, unbosom oneself, make a clean breast, take the load off one s mind, come out with, Inf. get it off one s… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
excuse — v 1. forgive, absolve, shrive, remit; forbear, spare, judge with leniency; pardon, amnesty, reprieve, exculpate, exonerate, vindicate; acquit, clear, prove innocent, uphold innocence, remove guilt; condone, make allowances for, overlook, pass… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
