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shrove
(encz) | shrove, |
Shrove
(gcide) | Shrive \Shrive\, v. t. [imp. Shrivedor Shrove; p. p.
Shrivenor Shrived; p. pr. & vb. n. Shriving.] [OE.
shriven, schriven, AS. scr[imac]van to shrive, to impose
penance or punishment; akin to OFries. skr[imac]va to impose
punishment; cf. OS. biskr[imac]ban to be troubled. Cf.
Shrift, Shrovetide.]
1. To hear or receive the confession of; to administer
confession and absolution to; -- said of a priest as the
agent.
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That they should shrive their parishioners. --Piers
Plowman.
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Doubtless he shrives this woman, . . .
Else ne'er could he so long protract his speech.
--Shak.
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Till my guilty soul be shriven. --Longfellow.
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2. To confess, and receive absolution; -- used reflexively.
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Get you to the church and shrive yourself. --Beau. &
Fl.
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Shrove
(gcide) | Shrove \Shrove\,
imp. of Shrive.
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Shrove Sunday, Quinguagesima Sunday.
Shrove Tuesday, the Tuesday following Quinguagesima Sunday,
and preceding the first day of Lent, or Ash Wednesday.
Note: It was formerly customary in England, on this day, for
the people to confess their sins to their parish
priests, after which they dined on pancakes, or
fritters, and the occasion became one of merriment. The
bell rung on this day is popularly called Pancake Bell,
and the day itself Pancake Tuesday. --P. Cyc.
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Shrove
(gcide) | Shrove \Shrove\, v. i.
To join in the festivities of Shrovetide; hence, to make
merry. [Obs.] --J. Fletcher.
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shrove
(encz) | shrove, |
shrove tuesday
(encz) | Shrove Tuesday,masopustní úterý Pino |
shrovetide
(encz) | Shrovetide, |
Shrove Sunday
(gcide) | Shrove \Shrove\,
imp. of Shrive.
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Shrove Sunday, Quinguagesima Sunday.
Shrove Tuesday, the Tuesday following Quinguagesima Sunday,
and preceding the first day of Lent, or Ash Wednesday.
Note: It was formerly customary in England, on this day, for
the people to confess their sins to their parish
priests, after which they dined on pancakes, or
fritters, and the occasion became one of merriment. The
bell rung on this day is popularly called Pancake Bell,
and the day itself Pancake Tuesday. --P. Cyc.
[1913 Webster]Quinquagesima \Quin`qua*ges"i*ma\, a. [L., fr. quinquagesimus
the fiftieth, akin to quinquaginta fifty, quinque five. See
Five.]
Fiftieth.
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Quinquagesima Sunday, the Sunday which is the fiftieth day
before Easter, both days being included in the reckoning;
-- called also Shrove Sunday.
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Shrove Tuesday
(gcide) | Shrove \Shrove\,
imp. of Shrive.
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Shrove Sunday, Quinguagesima Sunday.
Shrove Tuesday, the Tuesday following Quinguagesima Sunday,
and preceding the first day of Lent, or Ash Wednesday.
Note: It was formerly customary in England, on this day, for
the people to confess their sins to their parish
priests, after which they dined on pancakes, or
fritters, and the occasion became one of merriment. The
bell rung on this day is popularly called Pancake Bell,
and the day itself Pancake Tuesday. --P. Cyc.
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Shrovetide
(gcide) | Shrovetide \Shrove"tide`\, n. [From shrive to take a confession
(OE. imp. shrof, AS. scr[=a]f) + tide.]
The days immediately preceding Ash Widnesday, especially the
period between the evening before Quinguagesima Sunday and
the morning of Ash Wednesday.
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shrove tuesday
(wn) | Shrove Tuesday
n 1: the last day before Lent [syn: Mardi Gras, {Shrove
Tuesday}, pancake day] |
shrovetide
(wn) | Shrovetide
n 1: immediately preceding Lent |
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