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Meanings of shrive in English

Spanish
absolver

Grant remission of a sin to.

absolver

Confess.

Usage of shrive in English
1
But I can shrive their souls and hang their bodies most devoutly.
Robin Hood
2
By your leave, Earl, I will hear his confession and shrive him now.
Tuck
3
And his own brother Lars has been sent to shrive him.
Master Olof: A Drama in Five Acts
4
I will both shrive and absolve you in return for the filthy lucre!
The Black Douglas
5
Hast thou been to the Canale Orfano to shrive a wretch?
The Bravo: A Tale
6
Now, Adam of Hunersfield, art thou at thy prayers already?-I'llshrive thee quick.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1
7
When he spoke again, the king said, "Will you yet shrive me?"
Tuck
8
I should shrive him at once, sir, and anoint him.
The King's Achievement
9
You are here to shrive a man about to die.
Jack Archer: A Tale of the Crimea
10
Oh, that I could find a priest to shrive me!
Red Eve
11
He bore in his hand the sainted pyx, and commenced to shrive the dying girl.
A Love Story
12
After which, I will shrive those who desire to be partakers of the holy sacrament.
Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Rei...
13
But you have told the story bravely, and now will I shrive you, my son.
The Isles of Sunset
14
Open the door and let her come in, I will shrive her from every sin.
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
15
Thou didst shrive him at his last shift, and how sayest thou he was poisoned?
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1
16
Will you shrive me for that disloyalty, dear lady?
The Master of Appleby / A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part w...
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Translations for shrive
Spanish
absolver
Shrive through the time
Shrive across language varieties
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