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Shrift

noun

/ʃɹɪft/

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.nounThe act of going to or hearing a religious confession.

2.nounConfession to a priest.

3.nounForgiveness given by a priest after confession; remission.

Synonyms

shriving confession confessing confessee confessionary confessio confessional sacrament of reconciliation confessione reconciliation creed exomologesis

Rhymes With

shift miffed drift rift lift swift adrift gift

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