shriving
Meaning
shrive
- (intransitive, transitive) To hear or receive a confession (of sins etc.).
- (transitive) To free from guilt, to absolve.
- (transitive) To prescribe penance or absolution.
- (intransitive, reflexive) To confess, and receive absolution.
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Etymology
In summary
From Middle English shryvyng; equivalent to shrive + -ing.
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