shrive

shrive is a 6-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To hear or receive the confession of; to administer confession and absolution to; -- said of a priest as the agent. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 12 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To hear or receive the confession of; to administer confession and absolution to; -- said of a priest as the agent.
2. transitive verb. To confess, and receive absolution; -- used reflexively.
3. intransitive verb. To receive confessions, as a priest; to administer confession and absolution.
4. verb. grant remission of a sin to

   "The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Mary's"

   Synonyms: absolve

Synonyms

absolve

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in shrive:

shevri, shiver

Common word forms

shrived, shriver, shrives, shriving

Words from these letters

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