SHRIVE


Meaning of SHRIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈshrīv, especially Southern ]

ˈsrīv verb

( shrived or shrove ˈshrōv, ˈsrōv ; shriv·en ˈshri-vən, ˈsri- ; or shrived ; shriv·ing )

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scrīfan to shrive, prescribe (akin to Old High German scrīban to write), from Latin scribere to write — more at scribe

Date: before 12th century

transitive verb

1. : to administer the sacrament of reconciliation to

2. : to free from guilt

intransitive verb

archaic : to confess one's sins especially to a priest

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