shrive

Definition of Shrive in English :

1. absolve, shrive

grant remission of a sin to

Example Sentences:
'The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Mary's'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Shrive

verbWord forms: shrives, shriving, shrove, shrived, shriven (ˈʃrɪvən ) or shrived mainly Roman Catholic Church

1.

to hear the confession of (a penitent)

2. (transitive)

to impose a penance upon (a penitent) and grant him or her sacramental absolution

3. (intransitive)

to confess one's sins to a priest in order to obtain sacramental forgiveness

verb transitiveWord forms: shrived or shrove, ˈshriven (ˈʃrɪvən ; shrivˈən) or shrived, ˈshriving Archaic

1.

to hear the confession of and absolve

2.

to get absolution for oneself by confessing

verb intransitive Archaic

3.

to make one's confession

4.

to hear confessions

v. shrove (shrōv) or shrived, shriv·en (shrĭvən) or shrived, shriv·ing, shrives

v.tr.

1. To hear the confession of and give absolution to (a penitent).

2. To obtain absolution for (oneself) by confessing and doing penance.

v.intr.
Archaic

1. To make or go to confession.

2. To hear confessions.