shrift

As nouns the difference between shrift and displacement

is that shrift is the act of going to or hearing a religious confession while displacement is the act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place.

As a noun shrift is

the act of going to or hearing a religious confession.

In obsolete terms the difference between shrift and thrift

is that shrift is forgiveness given by a priest after confession; remission while thrift is vigorous growth, as of a plant.

As nouns the difference between shrift and thrift

is that shrift is the act of going to or hearing a religious confession while thrift is the characteristic of using a minimum of something (especially money).

As nouns the difference between shrift and shift

is that shrift is the act of going to or hearing a religious confession while shift is a type of women's undergarment, a slip.

As a verb shift is

to change, swap.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and shrift

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while shrift is the act of going to or hearing a religious confession.