Definition of Shrift
remission of sins granted after confession
Examples of Shrift in a sentence
Granting the shrift, the priest told the parishioner to go in peace and sin no more. 🔊
Although the man wasn’t sure if he truly believed in God, his Catholic upbringing led him to continue going to confessional and seeking shrift for his sins. 🔊
Shrift and forgiveness was only granted once the woman admitted what she had done to her priest. 🔊
Yielding shrift to his parishioners through confession was one of the main jobs of a medieval priest. 🔊
Preparing to enter the confessional, the nervous sinner hoped that he would receive shift and penance would be granted. 🔊
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