Dictionary Entry
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
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- 1transitive verb
To hear or receive the confession of; to administer confession and absolution to; -- said of a priest as the agent.
- 2transitive verb
To confess, and receive absolution; -- used reflexively.
- 3intransitive verb
To receive confessions, as a priest; to administer confession and absolution.
- 4verb
grant remission of a sin to
"The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Mary's"
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