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shriven

[ shriv-uhn ]

/ ˈʃrɪv ən /

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verb

a past participle of shrive.

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a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.

a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; spendthrift.

a well-intentioned but naive and often ineffectual social or political reformer.

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OTHER WORDS FROM shriven

un·shriv·en, adjective

Words nearby shriven

shrink fit, shrinking violet, shrink-wrap, shrive, shrivel, shriven, Shriver, shroff, shroom, Shropshire, shroud

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Example sentences from the Web for shriven

But Arthur's commands none dared question, and the unhappy lady was shriven by her ghostly father, and bound to the fatal stake.
Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15)|Charles Morris
And albeit first the said Count demanded with cries to be shriven; yet did they not grant him a friar or a priest to confess him.
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa|Edward Hutton
They crept into the churches where the trembling people were blessed and shriven by the trembling priests.
Sir Nigel|Arthur Conan Doyle
Confess to its perfection, and be shriven Of any thought less fair.
The Mortal Gods and Other Plays|Olive Tilford Dargan

Father O'Grady's coming had been a pleasure to him, for they had talked together; he had confessed to him; had been shriven.
The Lake|George Moore

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