unshriven

unshriven
un·shriven

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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

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