verb
shrive
Shrive (verb) means to listen to or take a person's confession of sins.
verb
1
To listen to or take a person's confession of sins.
2
To pardon someone and clear them of guilt.
3
To set a penance or grant forgiveness for sins.
4
To admit one's wrongs and be forgiven for them.
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Etymology
Came into English via Middle English schryven, which developed 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, itself borrowed from Latin scrībō (‘write’). Compare West Frisian skriuwe (‘to write’), Low German schrieven (‘to write’), Dutch schrijven (‘to write’), German schreiben (‘to write’), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk skrive (‘to write’), Swedish skriva (‘to write’), and Icelandic skrifa (‘to write’). See also scribe and scribble.
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What is the meaning of shrive?
"shrive" (verb) means to listen to or take a person's confession of sins.
What is another word for shrive?
Other words for "shrive" include absolve.
What are the different meanings of shrive?
"shrive" has 3 main meanings: 1. To listen to or take a person's confession of sins; 2. To pardon someone and clear them of guilt; 3. To set a penance or grant forgiveness for sins.
