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shrift (s̸hrift)

noun

  1. confession to and absolution by a priest
  2. the act of shriving

Etymology: ME schrift < OE scrift < scrifan, to shrive

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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