Definitions for shrive
ʃraɪvshrive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shrive, absolveverb

   grant remission of a sin to

   "The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Mary's"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. shriveverb

   To hear or receive a confession (of sins etc.)

2. shriveverb

   To prescribe penance or absolution.

3. shriveverb

   To confess, and receive absolution.

   "Twas a good thought, boy, to come here and shrive", - The Croppy Boy, trad Irish song.

4. Etymology: Old English scrifan, from skrībanan, from scribo. Cognate from Germanic with Dutch schrijven, German schreiben; and from Latin with French écrire, Spanish escribir.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Shriveverb

   To hear at confession.

   Etymology: scrifan , Saxon.

   What, talking with a priest, lord chamberlain?
   Your friends at Pomfret they do need a priest,
   Your honour hath no shriving work in hand. William Shakespeare.

   He shrives this woman,
   Else ne’er could he so long protract his speech. William Shakespeare.

   If he had the condition of a saint, and the complexion of a devil, I had rather he should shrive me than wive me. William Shakespeare.

   Shrive but their title, and their moneys poize,
   A laird and twenty pence pronounc’d with noise,
   When constru’d but for a plain yeoman go,
   And a good sober two pence, and well so. John Cleveland.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shrive

   To shrive means to grant absolution or hear confession from a sinner, especially in a religious context, by a priest or other religious figure. It originates from old English and is usually associated with the Christian faith.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shriveverb

   to hear or receive the confession of; to administer confession and absolution to; -- said of a priest as the agent

2. Shriveverb

   to confess, and receive absolution; -- used reflexively

3. Shriveverb

   to receive confessions, as a priest; to administer confession and absolution

4. Etymology: [OE. shriven, schriven, AS. scrvan to shrive, to impose penance or punishment; akin to OFries. skrva to impose punishment; cf. OS. biskrban to be troubled. Cf. Shrift, Shrovetide.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shrive

   shrīv, v.t. to hear a confession from and give absolution to.—v.i. to receive confession: to make such:—pa.t. shrōve or shrīved; pa.p. shriv′en.—ns. Shrī′ver, one who shrives: a confessor; Shrī′ving (Spens.), shift, confession; Shrīving-time (Shak.), time for confession. [A.S. scrífan, to write, to prescribe penance—L. scribĕre.]

Anagrams for shrive »

1. shiver

2. shevri

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shrive in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shrive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=shrive
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Shrive
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=shrive
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrive
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=shrive