shrift

shrift

 (shrĭft)

n. Archaic

1. The act of shriving.

2. Confession to a priest.

3. Absolution given by a priest. See Note at short shrift.

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[Middle English, from Old English scrift, from Latin scrīptum, something written, from neuter past participle of scrībere, to write; see shrive.]

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shrift

(ʃrɪft)

n

archaic the act or an instance of shriving or being shriven. See also short shrift

[Old English scrift, from Latin scriptum script]

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shrift

(ʃrɪft)

n. Archaic.

1. the imposition of penance by a priest on a penitent after confession.

2. absolution or remission of sins granted after confession and penance.

3. confession to a priest.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English scrift penance, c. Old Frisian skrift, Middle Dutch schrift, Old High German scrift writing, Old Norse skript, skrift picture, scripture, shrift; see shrive, -th¹]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

shrift - the act of being shriven confession - (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution

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Translations

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shrift

[ʃrɪft] N to give sb short shrift → despachar a algn sin rodeos
he gave that idea short shrift → mostró su completa disconformidad con tal idea
he got short shrift from the boss → el jefe se mostró poco compasivo con él
he'll get short shrift from me! → ¡que no venga a mí a pedir compasión!

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shrift

[ˈʃrɪft] n
to give sb short shrift → expédier qn sans ménagements

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shrift

n to give somebody/something short shrift → jdn/etw kurz abfertigen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

shrift

[ʃrɪft] n (fig) to give sb short shrift → trattare qn in modo sbrigativo
to get short shrift from sb → essere trattato/a in modo sbrigativo da qn

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