how to pronounce shrive

/ʃɹaɪv/

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shrive is pronounced in one syllable

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meanings of shrive

verb:

To confess, and receive absolution.
To hear or receive a confession (of sins etc.).
To prescribe penance or absolution.

shrive frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word shrive occurs in english on average 0 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics shrive can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that shrive can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;