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S vs Shrive - What's the difference?

s | shrive |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a verb shrive is

(transitive|and|intransitive) to hear or receive a confession (of sins etc).

s

Translingual

{{Basic Latin character info, previous=r, next=t, image= (wikipedia s)

Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    shrive

    English

    Alternative forms

    * shrieve (obsolete)

    Verb

  • (transitive, and, intransitive) To hear or receive a confession (of sins etc.)
  • * Shakespeare
    • Doubtless he shrives this woman, / Else ne'er could he so long protract his speech.
  • * Longfellow
    • Till my guilty soul be shriven .
  • To prescribe penance or absolution.
  • (intransitive, or, reflexive) To confess, and receive absolution.
    • "Twas a good thought, boy, to come here and'' ''shrive ", - The Croppy Boy, trad Irish song.

    Derived terms

    * shrove * Shrovetide * Shrove Monday * Shrove Sunday * Shrove Tuesday

    Related terms

    * scribe * shrift

    Anagrams

    * English irregular verbs