shriven shrivel • shriver · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · shriven · · Text Latin · · Script 7 · · Length Definitions · · · (verb) grant remission of a sin to. Synonyms: shrive, absolve. Example: "The priest absolved him and told him to say ten hail mary's." · · Verb Definition 1 Synonyms · · · shrive · · Synonym 1 absolve · · Synonym 2 Characters · · e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 n latin small letter n U+006E r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 v latin small letter v U+0076