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Shrives vs Shrieves - What's the difference?

shrives | shrieves |

As verbs the difference between shrives and shrieves

is that shrives is (shrive) while shrieves is (shrieve).

As a noun shrieves is

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shrives

English

Verb

(head)
  • (shrive)

    • Anagrams

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    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

    shrieves

    English

    Noun

    (head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (shrieve)