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How to pronounce shrift in English?

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Type of confession

Examples of shrift

shrift
Secondly, it is my opinion that the room maids are typically given short shrift.
From the washingtonpost.com
McCarthy also gave more than just short shrift to the running game for a change.
From the jsonline.com
Onions are the workhorse of the culinary world, and they still get short shrift.
From the sacbee.com
It is ironic then that the media give such short shrift to 3rd party candidates.
From the economist.com
That was no slip that Romney made giving short shrift to the plight of the poor.
From the dailyherald.com
This policy of giving clubs such short shrift is bound to cause trouble one day.
From the edp24.co.uk
I read TIME for its in-depth coverage of news that gets short shrift elsewhere.
From the time.com
Brown rice dominates over white and refined ingredients are given short shrift.
From the theage.com.au
This time around, critics seem to be giving 3-D even shorter shrift than usual.
From the economist.com
More examples
  • The act of being shriven
  • Shrift was a collaboration between former Smoke City vocalist Nina Miranda and multi-texturalist/producer Dennis Wheatley. ...
  • The act of going to or hearing a religious confession; Confession to a priest; Forgiveness given by a priest after confession; remission
  • Confession. In other words, he would be happy if Romeo confessed the reason for his unhappiness to Benvolio.
  • An MCR-themed garment worn by Draco, which eventually gets taken of.
  • (24) [Archaic] a confessional.