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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
absolution, acknowledgment, admission, amnesty, avowal, concession, confession, exculpation, excuse, exemption, exoneration, grace, immunity, indemnity, owning, owning up, pardon, redemption, remission, remission of sin, reprieve, rite of confession, sparing, unbosoming
Dictionary Results for shrift:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
shrift
    n 1: the act of being shriven
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Shrift \Shrift\, n. [OE. shrift, schrift, AS. scrift, fr.
   scr[imac]fan to shrive. See Shrive.]
   1. The act of shriving.
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            In shrift and preaching is my diligence. --Chaucer.
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   2. Confession made to a priest, and the absolution consequent
      upon it. --Chaucer.
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            Have you got leave to go to shrift to-day? --Shak.
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            Therefore, my lord, address you to your shrift,
            And be yourself; for you must die this instant.
                                                  --Rowe.
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   Shrift father, a priest to whom confession is made.
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