| 单词 | shrive |
| 释义 | shrive[ shrahyv ] / ʃraɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR shrive ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), shrove or shrived, shriv·en or shrived, shriv·ing.to impose penance on (a sinner). to grant absolution to (a penitent). to hear the confession of (a person). verb (used without object), shrove or shrived, shriv·en or shrived, shriv·ing.Archaic.to hear confessions. to go to or make confession; confess one's sins, as to a priest. Origin of shriveFirst recorded before 900; Middle English shriven, schrifen, Old English scrīfan “to prescribe, impose a penance on (a penitent),” cognate with German schreiben “to write,” ultimately from Latin scrībere “to write, draw”; see scribe1 OTHER WORDS FROM shriveun·shrived, adjectiveWords nearby shriveshrinkage, shrinker, shrink fit, shrinking violet, shrink-wrap, shrive, shrivel, shriven, Shriver, shroff, shroom Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for shriveBritish Dictionary definitions for shriveshrive / (ʃraɪv) / verb shrives, shriving, shrove, shrived, shriven (ˈʃrɪvən) or shrived mainly RC Churchto hear the confession of (a penitent) (tr) to impose a penance upon (a penitent) and grant him sacramental absolution (intr) to confess one's sins to a priest in order to obtain sacramental forgiveness Derived forms of shriveshriver, nounWord Origin for shriveOld English scrīfan, from Latin scrībere to write 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 |
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