- unshriven
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unshriven
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unshriven — adj. * * * … Universalium
unshriven — adjective Not shriven … Wiktionary
unshriven — /ʌnˈʃrɪvən/ (say un shrivuhn) adjective not having received the last sacrament; not having received the sacramental grace of penance by confession before a priest …
unshriven — “+ adjective Etymology: un (I) + shriven, past participle of shrive : not shriven … Useful english dictionary
Unhouseled — Un*hou seled, a. Not having received the sacrament. [Obs.] [Written also {unhouselled}.] [1913 Webster] To die like the houseless dog on yonder common, unshriven and unhouseled. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unhouselled — Unhouseled Un*hou seled, a. Not having received the sacrament. [Obs.] [Written also {unhouselled}.] [1913 Webster] To die like the houseless dog on yonder common, unshriven and unhouseled. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hungry grass — In Irish mythology, hungry grass (Irish: féar gortach ; also known as fairy grass) is a patch of cursed grass. Anyone walking on the hungry grass was doomed to perpetual and insatiable hunger.Harvey suggests that the hungry grass is cursed by the … Wikipedia
death — /deth/, n. 1. the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism. Cf. brain death. 2. an instance of this: a death in the family; letters published after his death. 3. the state of being … Universalium
unshrived — “+ adjective Etymology: un (I) + shrived, past participle of shrive : unshriven … Useful english dictionary
un|shriv|en — «uhn SHRIHV uhn», adjective. not shriven: »How about the souls unshriven, the infants unbaptized? (Time) … Useful english dictionary
