搜尋結果
shrive
- IPA[SHrīv]
美式
- (of a priest) hear the confession of, assign penance to, and absolve (someone);present oneself to a priest for confession, penance, and absolution.
verb: shrive, 3rd person present: shrives, gerund or present participle: shriving, past tense: shrove, past participle: shriven
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. archaic (of a priest) hear the confession of, assign penance to, and absolve (someone) none of her chaplains knew English or French enough to shrive the king
- ▪ archaic present oneself to a priest for confession, penance, and absolution.