SHRIFT


Meaning of SHRIFT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈshrift, especially Southern ]

ˈsrift noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scrift, from scrīfan to shrive — more at shrive

Date: before 12th century

1. archaic

a. : a remission of sins pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of reconciliation

b. : the act of shriving : confession

2. obsolete : confessional

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.