shrive [ʃrʌɪv] (past shrove ; past participle shriven )
[with obj.](archaic)(of a priest) hear the confession of, assign penance to, and absolve (古)(牧师)听忏悔后赦免…的罪 ■(shrive oneself)present oneself to a priest for confession, penance, and absolution 去忏悔和认罪
语源
Old English scrīfan 'impose as a penance', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schrijven and German schreiben 'write', from Latin scribere 'write'