transitive. In Old English (const. dative.) To impose penance upon (a person); hence, to administer absolution to; to hear the confession of.
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| 释义 | society > faith > worship > sacrament > confession > make confession [verb (transitive)] > hear confession, shrive (9) shrivea776 transitive. In Old English (const. dative.) To impose penance upon (a person); hence, to administer absolution to; to hear the confession of. unbindc950 figurative. To free from sin or its consequences; to absolve. Obsolete. assoil1297 To absolve from sin, grant absolution to, pardon, forgive; = absolve, v. 2 ‘Whom God assoil!’ (Old French que Dieu assoille! Latin quem Deus absolvat!… soila1300 transitive. To absolve (a person) from sin, etc.; = assoil, v. 1. confess1377 transitive. Of the priest: To hear the confession of, to act as a confessor to, to shrive. Also absol. releasec1405 transitive. To remit (a sin, injury); to undo (a wrong); to treat as forgiven. Also occasionally intransitive. Obsolete. absoil1440 transitive. To absolve, esp. from sin; = assoil, v. I. absolve1528 To grant (a person) absolution from sin. Also more generally: to acquit or set free from blame… transitive. Without construction. Frequently intrans… shrift1611 transitive. To shrive. |
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