shrove
Heard and absolved
Shrove is the past tense of shrive, an archaic verb meaning to hear confession and grant absolution.
The word survives almost exclusively in Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday when Christians traditionally confessed sins before Lent.
The connection to confession has faded; now Shrove Tuesday is associated with pancakes and indulgence before fasting begins.
Christian fasting season
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
- penanceSelf-mortification for wrongdoing
- Ash WednesdayLent's opening day
fasting · liturgy · penitence · forgiveness · preparation · repentance · priest · sins
Pre-Ash Wednesday celebration
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- Fat TuesdayPre-Lent celebration day
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- masksFace-covering disguises
parades · festivity · revelry · beads · costumes · merrymaking · indulgence · feasting
Lent
Christian fasting season
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
- penanceSelf-mortification for wrongdoing
Ash Wednesday · fasting · liturgy · penitence · forgiveness · preparation · repentance · priest · sins · sacrament
Mardi Gras
Pre-Ash Wednesday celebration
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- Fat TuesdayPre-Lent celebration day
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
masks · parades · festivity · revelry · beads · costumes · merrymaking · indulgence · feasting · traditions
pancakes
Flat griddled breakfast cakes
sugar · lemon · crepes · frying · feast · indulgence · kitchen · flipping · toppings · maple syrup
shrovecondemned
Officially declared unfit
damned · excommunicated · anathematized · cursed · judged
shroveconcealed
Made invisible deliberately
hid · suppressed · denied · covered up · dissembled
- Shrove TuesdayPre-Lent confession and feasting