Shrive (Verb)
Meaning
Grant remission of a sin to; "The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Marys".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The priest heard the confession and was moved to shrive the penitent of all their transgressions.
- In the ancient ritual, the shaman would shrive the tribe members of their wrongdoings before the ceremony.
- The act of shriving was a sacred ritual in the old church, meant to cleanse the soul of sin.
- After a long and emotional confession, the priest took a moment to collect himself before he would shrive the grieving woman of her sins.
- In this sacred tradition, only the most senior monks were authorized to shrive the faithful.