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Showing words for SHRIVEN using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Shriven

nervish, shriven

6 Letter Words for Shriven

hivers, renish, rhines, shevri, shiner, shiver, shrine, shrive, versin, viners

5 Letter Words for Shriven

eshin, heirs, herns, hiren, hires, hirse, hiver, hives, hsien, nevis, reins, resin, rhein, rhies, rhine, rines, rinse, risen, riven, rives, serin, shier, shine, shire, shive, siren, siver, veins, viers, viner, vines, visne

4 Letter Words for Shriven

erin, eris, erns, ersh, heir, hens, hern, hers, hevi, hies, hine, hins, hire, hisn, hive, ires, nesh, nevi, nies, rehs, rein, revs, ries, rine, rins, rise, rive, seir, serv, sher, shin, shir, shiv, shri, sien, sier, sine, sinh, sire, vein, veri, vers, vier, vies, vine, vins, vise

3 Letter Words for Shriven

ehs, eir, ens, env, ern, ers, esr, hei, hen, her, hes, hie, hin, hir, his, hiv, hrs, ihs, ins, inv, ire, irs, ise, ish, isn, ive, nei, nie, nis, reh, rei, res, rev, rhe, rie, rin, riv, sei, sen, ser, she, shi, shr, sie, sin, sir, sri, vei, ver, vie, vin, vis

Definitions for Shriven

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

Words related to Shriven

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

Words nearby Shriven

shrinker, shrinking violet, shrinking violet, a, shrive, shrivel, shriven, shriver, shroff, shroom, shropshire, shropshire lad, a

Origin of Shriven

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

Other words from Shriven

un·shriv·en , adjective
un·shrived , adjective

Word origin for Shriven

Old English scrīfan, from Latin scrībere to write

Synonyms for Shriven

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