Bible Dictionaries
Shrive
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. i.) To receive confessions, as a priest; to administer confession and absolution.
(2):
(v. t.) To confess, and receive absolution; - used reflexively.
(3):
(v. t.) To hear or receive the confession of; to administer confession and absolution to; - said of a priest as the agent.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Shrive'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/shrive.html. 1828.