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Definition shrive

Etymology

From Middle English shryven, shriven, schrifen, from Old English s?r?fan, from late Proto-Germanic *skr?ban?, a borrowing from Latin scr?b? (�write�). Compare West Frisian skriuwe (�to write�), Low German schrieven (�to write�), Dutch schrijven (�to write�), German schreiben (�to write�), Danish skrive (�to write�), Swedish skriva (�to write�), Icelandic skrifa (�to write�). More at scribe.

Verb

shrive (third-person singular simple present shrives, present participle shriving, simple past shrived or shrove, past participle shrived or shriven)

1. (religion, transitive and intransitive) To hear or receive a confession (of sins etc.)
2. (religion, transitive) To prescribe penance or absolution.
3. (religion, intransitive or reflexive) To confess, and receive absolution.

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