shrived
Gave religious absolution
Shrived is the past tense of shrive, an archaic verb meaning to hear a confession, assign penance, and grant absolution.
A priest shrived penitents.
The word survives mainly in Shrovetide and Shrove Tuesday—the day before Lent when Christians traditionally confessed their sins.
Admission of wrongdoing
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
- penanceSelf-mortification for wrongdoing
- priestOne who performs sacraments
- penitentOne showing remorse
rite · contrition · atonement · reconciliation · grace · liturgy · clergy · parish
Freed from guilt
- pardonedFormally forgiven for offense
- exoneratedCleared of wrongdoing
- acquittedDeclared legally innocent
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
clemency · reprieve · amnesty · remission · compassion · grace · leniency · indulgence
Remorseful state over misdeeds
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
- atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
- penanceSelf-mortification for wrongdoing
- reparationCompensation for injury done
redemption · amends · regret · sorrow · expiation · compunction · penitent · repentance
Admission of wrongdoing
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- admissionEntry or confession
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- catharsisPurification through emotional expression
unburdening · contrition · remorse · guilt · secrets · truth · acknowledgment · divulgence
Freed from dirt
- purifiedCleared of unwanted substances
- sanctifiedMade sacred through blessing
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
- spiritualRelating to the soul
renewal · washing · ritual · baptism · purification · soul · conscience · unburdened
confession
Admission of wrongdoing
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
- penanceSelf-mortification for wrongdoing
- priestOne who performs sacraments
penitent · rite · contrition · atonement · reconciliation · grace · liturgy · clergy · parish · chapel
absolved
Freed from guilt
- pardonedFormally forgiven for offense
- exoneratedCleared of wrongdoing
- acquittedDeclared legally innocent
mercy · clemency · reprieve · amnesty · remission · compassion · grace · leniency · indulgence · reconciliation
contrition
Remorseful state over misdeeds
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
- atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
- penanceSelf-mortification for wrongdoing
reparation · redemption · amends · regret · sorrow · expiation · compunction · penitent · repentance · mortification
confession
Admission of wrongdoing
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- admissionEntry or confession
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
catharsis · unburdening · contrition · remorse · guilt · secrets · truth · acknowledgment · divulgence · heart-to-heart
cleansed
Freed from dirt
- purifiedCleared of unwanted substances
- sanctifiedMade sacred through blessing
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
spiritual · renewal · washing · ritual · baptism · purification · soul · conscience · unburdened · relieved
shrivedunconfessed
Not yet admitted
unabsolved · unforgiven · impenitent · unrepentant · unredeemed