Shriving is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for SHRIVING in dictionary:

VERB:
• (of a priest) hear the confession of, assign penance to, and absolve
• present oneself to a priest for confession, penance, and absolution.
NOUN:
• the act of shriving
• Shrift; confession.
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• to hear the confession of and grant absolution to

Words related to SHRIVING

shrive12 shrived14 shriven13 shrives13 shrove12

Words that contain SHRIVING

shrivings16

How to use SHRIVING in a sentence

• Everywhere priests were busy confessing and shriving the soldiers.
• A padre visited them yearly, christening the babes, marrying the youth, shriving the penitent, and saying masses for the repose of the souls of the departed.
• The burgomaster hid in the church, disguised as a priest, and pretended to be shriving some women when the crash came, but it did not save him.
• It seemed as if the trees were shriving after all the green riot of summer, and making ready for sackcloth and ashes.

Similar words containing SHRIV without suffix ing

shrive12 shrived14 shrivel13 shriven13 shriver13 shrives13 shrivels14 shrivers14 shriveled16 shrivings16 unshrived16 unshriven15 shriveling17 shrivelled17 shrivelling18

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