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shrove
(shrōv)v.
A past tense of shrive.
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shrove
(ʃrəʊv)vb
(Theology) a past tense of shrive
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shrive
(ʃraɪv)v. shrove shrived, shriv•en shrived, shriv•ing. v.t.
1. to impose penance on (a sinner).
2. to grant absolution to (a penitent).
v.i. Archaic. 3. to confess one's sins, as to a priest.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English scrīfan to assign, impose as a penance or sentence, c. Old Frisian skrīva to write, shrive, Old High German scrīban to write, prescribe]
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Translations
أحَد المَرافِع
první den masopustu
fastelavnssøndag
UžgavėnėsUžgavėnių antradienisUžgavėnių sekmadienis
svetdiena pirms Pelnu dienas
Büyük Perhiz'in ilk günü
shrove
(ʃrouv) : Shrove ˈSunday noun the first day of Shrovetide.
Shrove ˈTuesday noun the last day of Shrovetide, when people traditionally eat pancakes.
ˈShrovetide noun the three days before Ash Wednesday.
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