shrive
verb
1 shrive
Grant remission of a sin to.
synonym: absolve.
Roget 952:
atone,
atone for;
expiate;
propitiate;
make amends,
make good;
reclaim,
redeem,
repair,
ransom,
absolve,
purge,
shrive,
do penance,
stand in a white sheet,
repent in sackcloth and ashes,
wear a hairshirt.
set one's house in order,
wipe off old scores,
make matters up;
pay the forfeit,
pay the penalty.
apologize,
beg pardon,
fair l'amende honorable [Fr.],
give satisfaction;
come down on one's knees,
fall down on one's knees,
down on one's marrow bones.
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Roget 998:
perform service
[ritual actions of clergy],
do duty,
minister,
officiate,
baptize,
dip,
sprinkle;
anoint,
confirm,
lay hands on;
give the sacrament,
administer the sacrament;
administer extreme unction;
hear confession,
administer holy penance,
shrive;
excommunicate,
ban with bell book and candle.
[ritual actions of believers]
attend services,
attend mass,
go to mass,
hear mass;
take the sacrament,
receive the sacrament,
receive communion,
attend the sacrament,
partake of the sacrament,
partake of communion;
communicate;
receive extreme unction;
confess,
go to confession,
receive penance;
anele†.
[teaching functions of clergy]
preach,
sermonize,
predicate,
lecture.
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Dutch: niet-schuldig verklaren, ontheffen, uitleggen, kwijtschelden, ontslaan van een verplichting, vergeven, vrijspreken
Moby thesaurus: absolve, acquit, administer absolution, administer extreme unction, amnesty, clear, confess, decontaminate, destigmatize, discharge, dismiss, dispense from, exculpate, excuse, exempt, exempt from, exonerate, forgive, free, give absolution, grant amnesty to, grant forgiveness, grant immunity, grant remission, hear confession, justify, let go, let off, make confession, nonpros, pardon, purge, quash the charge, receive absolution, release, remit, set free, spare, vindicate, whitewash, withdraw the charge ... show more.
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