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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024shrove (shrōv),USA pronunciation v. - Religiona pt. of shrive.
- Middle English shroof, Old English scrāf
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: shrove /ʃrəʊv/ vb - a past tense of shrive
shrive (shrīv),USA pronunciation v., shrove or shrived, shriv•en or shrived, shriv•ing. v.t. - Religionto impose penance on (a sinner).
- Religionto grant absolution to (a penitent).
- Religionto hear the confession of (a person).
v.i. Archaic. - Religionto hear confessions.
- Religionto go to or make confession;
confess one's sins, as to a priest.
- bef. 900; Middle English shriven, schrifen, Old English scrīfan to prescribe, cognate with German schreiben to write Latin scrībere; see scribe1
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: shrive /ʃraɪv/ vb (shrives, shriving, shrove, shrived, shriven /ˈʃrɪvən/, shrived) chiefly - to hear the confession of (a penitent)
- (transitive) to impose a penance upon (a penitent) and grant him sacramental absolution
- (intransitive) to confess one's sins to a priest in order to obtain sacramental forgiveness
Etymology: Old English scrīfan, from Latin scrībere to writeˈshriver n |