Definition of shrive in English:

shrive

verbshriven, shrove ʃrʌɪvʃraɪv

[with object]archaic

1(of a priest) hear the confession of, assign penance to, and absolve.
〈古〉（牧师）听忏悔后赦免…的罪
none of her chaplains knew English or French enough to shrive the king
Example sentencesExamples
- In the week immediately before lent everyone shall go to his confessor and confess his deeds and the confessor shall so shrive him and make pancakes.
- Pascal accompanies the priest on his regular visit to shrive the residents of the local mental hospital, and finds himself hearing one of the confessions, almost but not quite by accident.
- Without the direct intervention of God's angels, William cannot recognize it and be shriven of it.
Synonyms
pardon, absolution, exoneration, remission, dispensation, indulgence, understanding, tolerance, purgation, clemency, mercy, pity, lenience, leniency, quarter
1. 1.1shrive oneself Present oneself to a priest for confession, penance, and absolution.
  向牧师忏悔以赎罪
  Example sentencesExamples
  Moreover, contrition must be continual, and a man must keep and hold a steadfast purpose to shrive himself and to amend his way of life.
  And if he live until his last day, scarcely then may he shrive himself or then remember his sins, or repent of them, because of the grievous malady about to cause his death.
  Prince Hamlet explains that the murderers killed his father twice because not only did they slay his body but by killing him unexpectedly, he had no occasion to shrive himself.
  His brother reminded him that he ought to go to the Monastery and shrive himself before Father Eustace, who would that day occupy the confessional.
  Neither is he one of those Fianna Fáil people who argues that the party needs to shrive itself and get back to basics.

Origin

Old English scrīfan 'impose as a penance', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schrijven and German schreiben 'write', from Latin scribere 'write'.

shrift from Old English:
To give someone short shrift is to treat them in a curt and dismissive way. The phrase originally referred to the short time that a condemned criminal was allowed to make their confession to a priest and be shriven, prescribed a penance, and absolved of their sins, before being executed. Its first use in the literal sense comes in Shakespeare's Richard III: ‘Make a short shrift, he longs to see your head.’ The Shrove in Shrove Tuesday is a form of shriven. As the day before the start of Lent, it is marked by feasting and celebration before the Lent fast begins. In Britain people eat pancakes on the day, giving the alternative name Pancake Day or Pancake Tuesday. Other countries celebrate it as the carnival of Mardi Gras, French for ‘Fat Tuesday’. See also carnival

Rhymes

alive, arrive, chive, Clive, connive, contrive, deprive, dive, drive, five, gyve, hive, I've, jive, live, MI5, revive, rive, skive, strive, survive, swive, thrive

Definition of shrive in US English:

shrive

verbSHrīvʃraɪv

[with object]archaic

1(of a priest) hear the confession of, assign penance to, and absolve (someone)
〈古〉（牧师）听忏悔后赦免…的罪
none of her chaplains knew English or French enough to shrive the king
Example sentencesExamples
- In the week immediately before lent everyone shall go to his confessor and confess his deeds and the confessor shall so shrive him and make pancakes.
- Without the direct intervention of God's angels, William cannot recognize it and be shriven of it.
- Pascal accompanies the priest on his regular visit to shrive the residents of the local mental hospital, and finds himself hearing one of the confessions, almost but not quite by accident.
Synonyms
pardon, absolution, exoneration, remission, dispensation, indulgence, understanding, tolerance, purgation, clemency, mercy, pity, lenience, leniency, quarter
1. 1.1shrive oneself Present oneself to a priest for confession, penance, and absolution.
  向牧师忏悔以赎罪
  Example sentencesExamples
  His brother reminded him that he ought to go to the Monastery and shrive himself before Father Eustace, who would that day occupy the confessional.
  Prince Hamlet explains that the murderers killed his father twice because not only did they slay his body but by killing him unexpectedly, he had no occasion to shrive himself.
  And if he live until his last day, scarcely then may he shrive himself or then remember his sins, or repent of them, because of the grievous malady about to cause his death.
  Neither is he one of those Fianna Fáil people who argues that the party needs to shrive itself and get back to basics.
  Moreover, contrition must be continual, and a man must keep and hold a steadfast purpose to shrive himself and to amend his way of life.

Origin

Old English scrīfan ‘impose as a penance’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schrijven and German schreiben ‘write’, from Latin scribere ‘write’.

词汇	shrive
释义	Definition of shrive in English: shrive verbshriven, shrove ʃrʌɪvʃraɪv [with object]archaic 1(of a priest) hear the confession of, assign penance to, and absolve. 〈古〉（牧师）听忏悔后赦免…的罪 none of her chaplains knew English or French enough to shrive the king Example sentencesExamples In the week immediately before lent everyone shall go to his confessor and confess his deeds and the confessor shall so shrive him and make pancakes. Pascal accompanies the priest on his regular visit to shrive the residents of the local mental hospital, and finds himself hearing one of the confessions, almost but not quite by accident. Without the direct intervention of God's angels, William cannot recognize it and be shriven of it. Synonyms pardon, absolution, exoneration, remission, dispensation, indulgence, understanding, tolerance, purgation, clemency, mercy, pity, lenience, leniency, quarter 1.1shrive oneself Present oneself to a priest for confession, penance, and absolution. 向牧师忏悔以赎罪 Example sentencesExamples Moreover, contrition must be continual, and a man must keep and hold a steadfast purpose to shrive himself and to amend his way of life. And if he live until his last day, scarcely then may he shrive himself or then remember his sins, or repent of them, because of the grievous malady about to cause his death. Prince Hamlet explains that the murderers killed his father twice because not only did they slay his body but by killing him unexpectedly, he had no occasion to shrive himself. His brother reminded him that he ought to go to the Monastery and shrive himself before Father Eustace, who would that day occupy the confessional. Neither is he one of those Fianna Fáil people who argues that the party needs to shrive itself and get back to basics. Origin Old English scrīfan 'impose as a penance', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schrijven and German schreiben 'write', from Latin scribere 'write'. shrift from Old English: To give someone short shrift is to treat them in a curt and dismissive way. The phrase originally referred to the short time that a condemned criminal was allowed to make their confession to a priest and be shriven, prescribed a penance, and absolved of their sins, before being executed. Its first use in the literal sense comes in Shakespeare's Richard III: ‘Make a short shrift, he longs to see your head.’ The Shrove in Shrove Tuesday is a form of shriven. As the day before the start of Lent, it is marked by feasting and celebration before the Lent fast begins. In Britain people eat pancakes on the day, giving the alternative name Pancake Day or Pancake Tuesday. Other countries celebrate it as the carnival of Mardi Gras, French for ‘Fat Tuesday’. See also carnival Rhymes alive, arrive, chive, Clive, connive, contrive, deprive, dive, drive, five, gyve, hive, I've, jive, live, MI5, revive, rive, skive, strive, survive, swive, thrive Definition of shrive in US English: shrive verbSHrīvʃraɪv [with object]archaic 1(of a priest) hear the confession of, assign penance to, and absolve (someone) 〈古〉（牧师）听忏悔后赦免…的罪 none of her chaplains knew English or French enough to shrive the king Example sentencesExamples In the week immediately before lent everyone shall go to his confessor and confess his deeds and the confessor shall so shrive him and make pancakes. Without the direct intervention of God's angels, William cannot recognize it and be shriven of it. Pascal accompanies the priest on his regular visit to shrive the residents of the local mental hospital, and finds himself hearing one of the confessions, almost but not quite by accident. Synonyms pardon, absolution, exoneration, remission, dispensation, indulgence, understanding, tolerance, purgation, clemency, mercy, pity, lenience, leniency, quarter 1.1shrive oneself Present oneself to a priest for confession, penance, and absolution. 向牧师忏悔以赎罪 Example sentencesExamples His brother reminded him that he ought to go to the Monastery and shrive himself before Father Eustace, who would that day occupy the confessional. Prince Hamlet explains that the murderers killed his father twice because not only did they slay his body but by killing him unexpectedly, he had no occasion to shrive himself. And if he live until his last day, scarcely then may he shrive himself or then remember his sins, or repent of them, because of the grievous malady about to cause his death. Neither is he one of those Fianna Fáil people who argues that the party needs to shrive itself and get back to basics. Moreover, contrition must be continual, and a man must keep and hold a steadfast purpose to shrive himself and to amend his way of life. Origin Old English scrīfan ‘impose as a penance’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schrijven and German schreiben ‘write’, from Latin scribere ‘write’.
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