shrive

• فعل قديم يعني سماع اعتراف الشخص وتحديد كفارة عليه ومنحه الغفران، ويُستعمل خاصة في سياق الكاهن مع التائب.

An archaic verb meaning to hear the confession of, assign penance to, and absolve someone (especially a priest to a penitent).

فعل شاذ

1. Grant absolutionC2formalbritish

   To hear a confession and grant forgiveness or remission of sins, typically in a religious context.

   منح الغفران

   • The priest shrived the penitent sinner.
   • In medieval times, people would travel far to be shriven by a holy man.
   • He sought a priest to shrive him before his journey.

   المرادفاتabsolveforgivepardon

   الأضدادcondemncursedamnpunish