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Showing words for SHRIVE using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Shrive

hivers, shevri, shiver, shrive

5 Letter Words for Shrive

heirs, hires, hirse, hiver, hives, rhies, rives, shier, shire, shive, siver, viers

4 Letter Words for Shrive

eris, ersh, heir, hers, hevi, hies, hire, hive, ires, rehs, revs, ries, rise, rive, seir, serv, sher, shir, shiv, shri, sier, sire, veri, vers, vier, vies, vise

3 Letter Words for Shrive

ehs, eir, ers, esr, hei, her, hes, hie, hir, his, hiv, hrs, ihs, ire, irs, ise, ish, ive, reh, rei, res, rev, rhe, rie, riv, sei, ser, she, shi, shr, sie, sir, sri, vei, ver, vie, vis

Definitions for Shrive

[1] to impose penance on (a sinner).
[2] to grant absolution to (a penitent).
[3] to hear the confession of (a person).
[4] to hear confessions.
[5] to go to or make confession; confess one's sins, as to a priest.
[6] to hear the confession of (a penitent)
[7] (tr) to impose a penance upon (a penitent) and grant him sacramental absolution
[8] (intr) to confess one's sins to a priest in order to obtain sacramental forgiveness

Words related to Shrive

purge, acquit, pardon, absolve, repent, forgive, atone, free

Words nearby Shrive

shrink-wrap, shrinkage, shrinker, shrinking violet, shrinking violet, a, shrive, shrivel, shriven, shriver, shroff, shroom

Origin of Shrive

before 900; Middle English shriven, schrifen, Old English scrīfan to prescribe, cognate with German schreiben to write ≪ Latin scrībere; see scribe1

Other words from Shrive

un·shrived , adjective

Word origin for Shrive

Old English scrīfan, from Latin scrībere to write

Synonyms for Shrive

absolve, acquit, atone, forgive, free, pardon, purge, repent