shrift
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noun Archaic.
1.
the imposition of penance by a priest on a penitent after confession.
2.
absolution or remission of sins granted after confession and penance.
3.
confession to a priest.
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| —n | |
| archaic See also short shrift the act or an instance of shriving or being shriven | |
| [Old English scrift, from Latin scriptum | |
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Shrift
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Word Origin & History
shrift
O.E. scrift "confession to priest, followed by penance and absolution," verbal noun from scrifan "to impose penance" (see shrive). Short shrift was originally the brief time for a condemned criminal to confess before execution (1594); fig. extension to "little or no consideration"
is first attested 1814.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
Don't give short shrift to the budget and its justification.
The author gives short shrift to the heartbreak of social upheaval on such a huge scale.
Most online music sites give the bands short shrift when slicing up the revenue pie.
Music gets short shrift, and the determination to cover the globe seems to have lapsed.
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