shrive

Meanings

Verb

grant remission of a sin to
To hear or receive a confession (of sins etc.).
To free from guilt, to absolve.
To prescribe penance or absolution.
To confess, and receive absolution.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English shryven, shriven, schrifen, from Old English sċrīfan (“1. to decree, pass judgement, prescribe, 3. (of a priest) to prescribe penance or absolution”), from Proto-West Germanic *skrīban, from late Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, a borrowing from Latin scrībō (“write”).
Compare West Frisian skriuwe (“to write”), Low German schrieven (“to write”), Dutch schrijven (“to write”), German schreiben (“to write”), Danish skrive (“to write”), Swedish skriva (“to write”), Icelandic skrifa (“to write”). More at scribe and scribble.

Synonyms

absolve

Scrabble Score: 12

shrive is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
shrive is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
shrive is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

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