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Definition of Shrift
1. Noun. The act of being shriven.
Generic synonyms: Confession
Definition of Shrift
1. n. The act of shriving.
Definition of Shrift
1. Noun. The act of going to or hearing a religious confession. ¹
2. Noun. Confession to a priest. ¹
3. Noun. (obsolete) Forgiveness given by a priest after confession; remission. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Shrift
1. the act of shriving [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shrift
Literary usage of Shrift
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1889)
"... Staffordshire, but on being ejected by the Bartholomew act of 1662 he settled
for a while in a neighbouring town, where he made a shrift ..."
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