shrift

Noun

Meaning

The act of shriving.

Confession made to a priest, and the absolution consequent upon it.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

amnesty penitence flagellation punishment admission confession forgiveness fasting pardon repentance penance remission remorse acknowledgment atonement
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Antonyms

opposition confidence rejection refusal happiness conviction
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Hypernyms

confession

Related terms

shrive

Phrases with the word

make short shrift of be given short shrift give someone short shrift

Anagrams

firths

Examples

We should every night call ourselves to an account: what infirmity have I mastered today? what passions opposed? what temptation resisted? what virtue acquired? Our vices will abate of themselves if they be brought every day to the shrift. Seneca

I think Alexander Hamilton has received a little bit of short shrift from history, and I think Jefferson has been treated a little bit too generously. I admire them both, but I admire them both about equally. William Rehnquist

And so, as generally happens, those who have most give least, and those with less somehow make shrift to share. Geraldine Brooks

A boldfaced type is called poluzhirniy shrift ("semi-bold type"), because there existed fully boldfaced shapes that have been out of use since the beginning of the 20th century. Source: Internet

But congressional appropriations dictated that 80 percent of his budget be earmarked for highways, including for Lady Bird Johnson’s highway beautification program, while airlines, railroads and mass transit got short shrift. Source: Internet

A backup data pool could help make short shrift of one of the toughest parts of big data analysis implementation -- collecting all the data to churn through the analytic engines. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

shrieval shrievalty shrieve shrift father shriftfather shright