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Webster 1913 Edition

Shriving

Shriv′ing

,

Noun.

Shrift; confession.

Spenser.

Webster 1828 Edition

Shriving

SHRI'VING

,

Noun.

Shrift; confession taken. Obs.

Definition 2024

shriving

shriving

English

Verb

shriving

present participle of shrive

Noun

shriving ‎(plural shrivings)

The hearing of a confession of sins.