shrive in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
shrive in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
shrive in English
- shrive⇄expr. shrive oneself, to confess to a priest and do penance.
Ex. Let me shrive me clean, and die (Tennyson).
Also, (Archaic,) shrieve. - shrive⇄shrive, verb, shroveorshrived,shrivenorshrived,shriving.
(Archaic.) - shrive⇄v.i. 1. to make confession.
Ex. And who art thou, thou Gray Brother, That I should shrive to thee? (Scott).
2. to hear confession, impose penance, and grant absolution. - shrive⇄v.t. to hear the confession of, impose penance on, and grant absolution to.