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shrove

shrove
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [shrohv]
    • /ʃroʊv/
    • /ʃrəʊv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shrohv]
    • /ʃroʊv/

Definitions of shrove word

  • verb shrove a simple past tense of shrive. 1
  • verb with object shrove to impose penance on (a sinner). 1
  • verb with object shrove to grant absolution to (a penitent). 1
  • verb with object shrove to hear the confession of (a person). 1
  • verb without object shrove to hear confessions. 1
  • verb without object shrove to go to or make confession; confess one's sins, as to a priest. 1
See all 7 definitions of shrove

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Parts of speech for Shrove

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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shrove popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for shrove

verb shrove

  • depurated — Simple past tense and past participle of depurate.
  • edulcorated — Simple past tense and past participle of edulcorate.
  • lustrated — Simple past tense and past participle of lustrate.
All 3 Synonyms of shrove

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Related words

  • shrove monday

    the Monday before Ash Wednesday.

  • shrove sunday

    the Sunday before Ash Wednesday; Quinquagesima.

  • shrove tuesday

    the last day of Shrovetide, long observed as a season of merrymaking before Lent.

  • fasnacht

    a deep-fried raised doughnut; originally served on Shrove Tuesday as the last sweet treat before Lent.

  • mardi gras

    the day before Lent, celebrated in some cities, as New Orleans and Paris, as a day of carnival and merrymaking; Shrove Tuesday.

  • quinquagesima

    the Sunday before Lent; Shrove Sunday.
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