| NOUN | act | shrift | the act of being shriven |
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| Sounds | shrih'ft | |
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| Rhymes | adrift ... uplift: 18 rhymes with ihft... | |
| Meaning | The act of being shriven. | |
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| Broader | confession | (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution |
| Spanish | confesión | |
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