shrive

Meanings

• Verb

  To confess one's sins to a priest and receive absolution, especially before death.

  - "Before embarking on a long journey, the pilgrims went to the church to shrive themselves."
  - "The penitent sinner went to the priest to shrive his conscience."
  - "The monk spent hours in contemplation before shriving himself."
  - "The dying man asked for the sacrament of shriving."
  - "After shriving himself, the sinner felt at peace with God."

• Verb

  To purify or cleanse.

  - "The river was shrived of its impurities after the heavy rain."
  - "The gold was shrived of its impurities in the furnace."
  - "The newborn animal was shrived of its umbilical cord."
  - "The patient's wound was shrived of pus."
  - "The house was shrived of dust and cobwebs."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with shrive
rive , jive , hive , rive

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Variants

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shrive , shrived , shriven , shrives , shriving , shrove , shrieve , shrieved , shrieves , shrieving

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Forms

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shrived, shriving

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Etymology

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From Old English scrivan, meaning 'to write, record,' and scriven, meaning 'writer, clerk.' The meaning 'to confess one's sins to a priest' developed in Middle English.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'shrive' is derived from the Old English word 'scrivan,' which means 'to write, record.'

2. The sacrament of shriving was once called the 'sacrament of penance' or 'the sacrament of confession.'

3. In some denominations of Christianity, the sacrament of shriving is no longer practiced, while in others it remains an essential part of spiritual life.

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Related Concepts

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1. Confession: The act of acknowledging and disclosing one's sins or mistakes to another person, typically a priest or spiritual advisor, with the intention of seeking forgiveness and absolution.

2. Absolution: The act or process of being forgiven or released from guilt or blame, typically by a religious or spiritual leader.

3. Penance: A form of punishment or self-discipline imposed on oneself or prescribed by a religious leader as an act of contrition and amends for having committed a sin.

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Culture

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Shrive has significant cultural and historical significance in Christianity, particularly in the Catholic Church. It refers to the sacrament of confession, in which individuals confess their sins to a priest and receive forgiveness. This sacrament is considered an essential part of the spiritual journey towards salvation.

How to Memorize "shrive"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person going to a church to confess their sins to a priest. Visualize the priest listening attentively and granting forgiveness after the penitent has confessed.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'shrive' with 'confession' and 'forgiveness.' Remember that it is a verb meaning 'to confess one's sins to a priest and receive absolution.'

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'Sins Hidden Revealed Via Absolution.' This phrase represents the process of confessing one's sins (shrive) and receiving forgiveness (absolution).

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