Meaning & use
Shrove
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The archaic past tense of "shrive": to hear someone's confession, assign penance, and grant absolution, especially in the days before Lent.
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In medieval times, believers were shrove before the fasting season of Lent began.
The term survives today mainly in "Shrove Tuesday," the day before Ash Wednesday.
A note on using this word
"Shrove Tuesday" (also known as Pancake Day in Britain) gets its name from this now-archaic verb "shrive," reflecting the tradition of confession before Lent.
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