shrives
Hears confession, forgives
Shrives is the third-person singular of shrive, an archaic verb meaning to hear confession and grant absolution: The priest shrives the penitent before communion.
Outside religious contexts, shrive appears mainly in Shrove Tuesday, the day before Lent when Christians traditionally confessed their sins.
Clear of wrongdoing
- acquitFind not liable
- pardonOfficial release from punishment
- forgiveCease to blame
- cleanseRemove dirt or sin
purify · remit · clear · vindicate · discharge · release · exculpate · free
One who performs sacraments
- confessorPriest receiving admissions
- penitentOne showing remorse
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
- confessionalBooth for admitting sins
liturgy · rite · ordination · vestments · altar · parish · ecclesiastical · ritual
Acknowledge wrongdoing openly
- admitConfess or grant entry
- discloseReveal hidden information
- unburdenRemove a weight from
- revealMake something visible
acknowledge · divulge · secrets · testimony · penitent · contrition · whisper · intimacy
Compensation for wrongdoing
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
- reparationCompensation for injury done
- mortificationIntense shame or embarrassment
- expiationRedress for offense
fasting · self-denial · abstinence · sackcloth · humility · discipline · chastisement · penitential
Deliverance from harm
- deliveranceRescue from bondage
- liberationRelease from constraint
- rescueSave from harm
- renewalMaking current again
restoration · reformation · rehabilitation · recovery · reclamation · rebirth · ransomed · saved
Guilt for wrongdoing
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- culpabilityDeserving blame for wrongdoing
- self-reproachBlaming oneself for wrongdoing
regret · self-condemnation · compunction · blame · self-criticism · sinfulness · wrongdoing · transgression
exonerate
Clear of wrongdoing
cleanse · purify · remit · clear · vindicate · discharge · release · exculpate · free · exempt
priest
One who performs sacraments
- confessorPriest receiving admissions
- penitentOne showing remorse
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
confessional · liturgy · rite · ordination · vestments · altar · parish · ecclesiastical · ritual · reconciliation
confess
Acknowledge wrongdoing openly
reveal · acknowledge · divulge · secrets · testimony · penitent · contrition · whisper · intimacy · heart-to-heart
atonement
Compensation for wrongdoing
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
- reparationCompensation for injury done
- mortificationIntense shame or embarrassment
expiation · fasting · self-denial · abstinence · sackcloth · humility · discipline · chastisement · penitential · lenten
salvation
Deliverance from harm
- deliveranceRescue from bondage
- liberationRelease from constraint
- rescueSave from harm
renewal · restoration · reformation · rehabilitation · recovery · reclamation · rebirth · ransomed · saved · redeemed
remorse
Guilt for wrongdoing
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- culpabilityDeserving blame for wrongdoing
self-reproach · regret · self-condemnation · compunction · blame · self-criticism · sinfulness · wrongdoing · transgression · iniquity