shrift

• Sustantivo que designa el acto de confesión, especialmente la confesión de pecados o la absolución otorgada tras la confesión.

A noun referring to the act of being shriven, specifically the confession of sins or the absolution granted after confession.

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1. ConfessionC2formalbritish

   The act of confessing sins to a priest, especially in the Christian tradition, often as part of the sacrament of penance.

   Confesión

   • The penitent made a full shrift of his sins.
   • She sought shrift from the village priest.
   • The old tradition of shrift is rarely practiced today.

   Sinónimosconfession