Shriving

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  • v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shrive.
  • n. The hearing of a confession of sins.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Shrift; confession.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Shrift; the act of one who shrives, or (as a priest) hears confession.
    • Word Usage
    "Before the Reformation, the church bell called a shriving bell tolled on Shrove Tuesday to call people to church."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    shrift    confession   
    Verb Stem
    shrive   
     
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