shrive

Definition of shrive

Verbs

grant remission of a sin to
Synonyms:
absolve
Type of:
forgive
stop blaming or grant forgiveness

Vocabulary Lists for shrive

The Book of Air and Shadows »(199 words)
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  • abash
  • abscond
  • acedia
  • acerbity
  • acme

Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales - Beginning »(773 words)
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  • Theseus
  • narcotise
  • citole
  • drey
  • girasol

James Joyce's "Ulysses" Part 1 »(574 words)
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  • money cowrie
  • bedraggle
  • omphalos
  • ineluctable
  • postprandial

one »(500 words)
  • abomasum
  • abseil
  • abulia
  • abulic
  • acatalectic

Common Archaic Words in Shakespeare »(45 words)
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  • anon
  • belike
  • beseech
  • betimes
  • betwixt

Shalimar »(20 words)
  • wayward
  • shrive
  • proclivity
  • parsec
  • natty

Words that contain shrive

shrivel
 shrivel up
 shriveled
 shrivelled