shrive

• Verbo arcaico que significa ouvir a confissão de alguém, impor penitência e conceder a absolvição dos pecados (especialmente um sacerdote em relação a um penitente).

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

verbo irregular

1. Grant absolutionC2formalbritish

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

   Dar absolvição

   • 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.

   Sinônimosabsolveforgivepardon

   Antônimoscondemncursedamnpunish