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(ʃraɪv) verbWord forms: shrives, shriving, shrove, shrived, shriven (ˈʃrɪvən) or shrived mainly Roman Catholic Church1. 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 Derived forms shriver (ˈshriver) noun Word origin Old English scrīfan, from Latin scrībere to write |