In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
SHRIVEN
SHRIVE
shrive, absolve
(verb) grant remission of a sin to; “The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Marys”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
shriven
past participle of shrive
past participle of shrieve
Anagrams
• nervish, vernish
Source: Wiktionary
Shriv"en,
Definition: p. p. of Shrive.
SHRIVE
Shrive, v. t. [imp. Shrived or Shrove (; p. p. Shriven or Shrived; p. pr. & vb. n. Shriving.] Etym: [OE. shriven, schriven, AS. scrivan to shrive, to impose penance or punishment; akin to OFries. skriva to impose punishment; cf. OS. biskriban 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. That they should shrive their parishioners. Piers Plowman. Doubtless he shrives this woman, . . . Else ne'er could he so long protract his speech. Shak. Till my guilty soul be shriven. Longfellow.
2. To confess, and receive absolution; -- used reflexively. Get you to the church and shrive yourself. Beau & Fl.
Shrive, v. i.
Definition: To receive confessions, as a priest; to administer confession and absolution. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
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