s 1 h 4 r 1 i 1 f 4 t 1
6 letters · 12 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun the act of being shriven
originFrom Middle English shrift (“confession to a priest; act or instance of this; sacrament of penance; penance assigned by a priest; penitence, repentance; punishment for sin”) [and other forms], from Old English sċrift (“penance, shrift; something prescribed as punishment, penalty; one who passes sentence, a judge”), from sċrīfan (“of a priest: to prescribe absolution or penance; to pass judgment,…
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