shrift

[ shrift ]

/ ʃrɪft /

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noun Archaic.

the imposition of penance by a priest on a penitent after confession.

absolution or remission of sins granted after confession and penance.

confession to a priest.

Origin of shrift

before 900; Middle English; Old English scrift penance; cognate with German, Dutch schrift writing; see shrive, -th¹

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH shrift

shift, shrift

Words nearby shrift

Shri, shriek, shrieval, shrievalty, shrieve, shrift, shrike, shrill, shrimp, shrimper, shrimpfish

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Example sentences from the Web for shrift

I pray you that you will buy one, for war is bloody work, and the end is sudden with little time for thought or shrift.
The White Company|Arthur Conan Doyle
Short would have been the shrift of his enemy had he made his presence known on any one of these occasions.
A Secret Inheritance (Volume 3 of 3)|B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon
At least they would never have insulted her, and Ishmael's shrift would have been short.
The Ghost Kings|H. Rider Haggard
It was lucky for the deserter that we found him before they did, for his shrift would have been short.
War in the Garden of Eden|Kermit Roosevelt

As he makes this shrift the storm begins to abate; to the amazement of the Cossacks, the fleet is saved, and not one man drowned.
The English and Scottish popular ballads (Volume II of 5)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for shrift

shrift

/ (ʃrɪft) /

noun

archaic the act or an instance of shriving or being shrivenSee also short shrift

Word Origin for shrift

Old English scrift, from Latin scriptum script

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Idioms and Phrases with shrift

shrift

see short shrift.

单词	shrift
释义	shrift [ shrift ] / ʃrɪft / SEE SYNONYMS FOR shrift ON THESAURUS.COM noun Archaic. the imposition of penance by a priest on a penitent after confession. absolution or remission of sins granted after confession and penance. confession to a priest. Origin of shrift before 900; Middle English; Old English scrift penance; cognate with German, Dutch schrift writing; see shrive, -th¹ WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH shrift shift, shrift Words nearby shrift Shri, shriek, shrieval, shrievalty, shrieve, shrift, shrike, shrill, shrimp, shrimper, shrimpfish Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for shrift I pray you that you will buy one, for war is bloody work, and the end is sudden with little time for thought or shrift. The White Company\|Arthur Conan Doyle Short would have been the shrift of his enemy had he made his presence known on any one of these occasions. A Secret Inheritance (Volume 3 of 3)\|B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon At least they would never have insulted her, and Ishmael's shrift would have been short. The Ghost Kings\|H. Rider Haggard It was lucky for the deserter that we found him before they did, for his shrift would have been short. War in the Garden of Eden\|Kermit Roosevelt As he makes this shrift the storm begins to abate; to the amazement of the Cossacks, the fleet is saved, and not one man drowned. The English and Scottish popular ballads (Volume II of 5)\|Various British Dictionary definitions for shrift shrift / (ʃrɪft) / noun archaic the act or an instance of shriving or being shrivenSee also short shrift Word Origin for shrift Old English scrift, from Latin scriptum script Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with shrift shrift see short shrift. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to shrift retribution, penitence, repentance, contrition, remorse, atonement, forgiveness, absolution, compunction, mortification, sorrow, confession, compensation, rue, penalty, suffering, purgation, attrition, ruth, punishment
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shrift

noun Archaic.

Origin of shrift

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH shrift

Words nearby shrift

Example sentences from the Web for shrift

British Dictionary definitions for shrift

noun

Word Origin for shrift

Idioms and Phrases with shrift

Words related to shrift