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Definition shrive in British English

shrive verb

verb
1

when a priest shrives someone, they listen to the person's confession about what they have done wrong, and offer forgiveness

Example

On Shrove Tuesday, everyone was summoned to church to be shriven before the start of Lent the following day, Ash Wednesday.

Definition shrive in British English