Shrive

What do we mean by shrive?

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

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

To make or go to confession. intransitive verb

To hear confessions. intransitive verb

To prescribe penance to for sin; impose penance on.

To receive a confession from (a penitent) and grant absolution; hence, to receive an acknowledgment (of a fault) from, and pardon.

To acknowledge a fault; confess to a priest and receive absolution: used reflexively.

To receive a confession, impose the necessary penance, and grant absolution.

To make confession.

To prune (trees).

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

To confess, and receive absolution; -- used reflexively. transitive verb

To receive confessions, as a priest; to administer confession and absolution. intransitive verb

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

To prescribe penance or absolution. verb

To confess, and receive absolution. verb

Grant remission of a sin to verb

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

To prescribe penance or absolution.

To confess, and receive absolution.

Words that are spelled similarly to shrive:
shrive, strive, thrive, shrine, shrike, shrove, shive, shrieve, shreve, scrive.

Words that rhyme with shrive:
drive, dive, strive, live, thrive, derive, archive, revive, alive, five, jive, contrive, survive, arrive, deprive, hive, vive, chive, connive, dr, beehive, swive, skive, overdrive, blive, clive, shive, nosedive, stive, come alive, slive, c5, test drive, hard drive, swan dive, m5, take five, take a dive, nose dive, crash dive, line drive, power dive, disc drive, sex drive, disk drive, swallow dive, automatic drive, sky dive, tape drive, winchester drive, cd drive, backhand drive, forehand drive, external drive, fluid drive, let drive, internal drive, clyve.

Adjectives that are often used to describe shrive:
fair.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective shrive:
norman, thyself, book, sinner.

Consonant match to shrive:
shrove, shrieve, shreve, shreeve.

Words that sound like shrive:
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