shrive
Example Sentences
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"We went to bed as a normal family that shrove Tuesday, but woke up to our world having been devastated."
From BBC
“Shrift,” from the verb “to shrive,” is confession of one’s sins to a priest and presumably forgiveness.
From Washington Post
Is it getting ready for our return to a shriven world, sadder, smaller but somehow more pure than before?
From Washington Post
Other events include a 5K fun run, races for all ages, and a shriving service, which is the religious component of the holiday, according to race organizers.
From Seattle Times
The force said the word shrove is the past tense of shrive - confession before Lent - so it felt appropriate.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
