shrive

• Устаревший глагол, означающий выслушивать исповедь, назначать епитимью и отпускать грехи (особенно о священнике по отношению к кающемуся).

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

irregular verb

1. Grant absolutionC2formalbritish

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

   Отпускать грехи

   • 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.

   Synonymsabsolveforgivepardon

   Antonymscondemncursedamnpunish