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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_174583" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_174583" /> == | ||
<p> (1): (v. i.) To receive confessions, as a priest; to administer confession and absolution. </p> <p> (2): (v. t.) To confess, and receive absolution; - used reflexively. </p> <p> (3): (v. t.) To hear or receive the confession of; to administer confession and absolution to; - said of a priest as the agent. </p> | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' v. i.) To receive confessions, as a priest; to administer confession and absolution. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' v. t.) To confess, and receive absolution; - used reflexively. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' v. t.) To hear or receive the confession of; to administer confession and absolution to; - said of a priest as the agent. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_60982" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_60982" /> == | ||
<p> (Saxon, scrifan). </p> <p> 1. To absolve a penitent after private confession. </p> <p> 2. To take or receive a confession. </p> <p> 3. To enjoin or impose a penance after confession. The word is now nearly obsolete. </p> | <p> (Saxon, scrifan). </p> <p> '''1.''' To absolve a penitent after private confession. </p> <p> '''2.''' To take or receive a confession. </p> <p> '''3.''' To enjoin or impose a penance after confession. The word is now nearly obsolete. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Latest revision as of 17:08, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( v. i.) To receive confessions, as a priest; to administer confession and absolution.
(2): ( v. t.) To confess, and receive absolution; - used reflexively.
(3): ( v. t.) To hear or receive the confession of; to administer confession and absolution to; - said of a priest as the agent.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
(Saxon, scrifan).
1. To absolve a penitent after private confession.
2. To take or receive a confession.
3. To enjoin or impose a penance after confession. The word is now nearly obsolete.
