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Shriving vs Shroving - What's the difference?

shriving | shroving |

As nouns the difference between shriving and shroving

is that shriving is the hearing of a confession of sins while shroving is (obsolete) the festivity of shrovetide.

As a verb shriving

is .

shriving

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The hearing of a confession of sins.

    • shroving

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) The festivity of Shrovetide.
    • (Webster 1913)