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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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