shrive

• Verbe archaïque signifiant entendre la confession d'un pénitent, lui imposer une pénitence et lui accorder l'absolution (en particulier pour un prêtre).

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

verbe irrégulier

1. Grant absolutionC2formalbritish

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

   absoudre

   • 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.

   Synonymesabsolveforgivepardon

   Antonymescondemncursedamnpunish