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shrift - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
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noun confession .noun Confession to a priest .noun obsolete Forgiveness given by a priest after confession ; remission .
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Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English, from Old English scrift , from Latin scrīptum , something written, from neuter past participle of scrībere , to write; see shrive.]
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But in short shrift , that may not matter any longer.
Sharmine Narwani: Kill the "Peace Game" Sharmine Narwani 2011
In a way, this weirdly understates the severity of institutional racism in the United States, since it implies that there were all these qualified minority jurists who were getting short shrift from the Oval Office.
Standing Pat 2009
But in short shrift , that may not matter any longer.
Sharmine Narwani: Kill the "Peace Game" Sharmine Narwani 2011
Barberio (Moncton) and Southorn (Prince Edward Island) are a pair of Quebec Leaguers who play for clubs out in the Maritimes and get short shrift from the scouting community at large.
Scouting the draft's top defensemen 2008
Then in short shrift within a year or so in the US Senate, he has decided he wants to be President.
Hillary Outraises Obama In Fourth Quarter Of 2007 2009
Roberts is one of the current generation of female singers, who are still getting short shrift from the inherently sexist country radio format.
That Shuffleathon « We Don't Count Your Own Visits To Your Blog 2007
IIRC, in both cases she wrote opinions which supported the lower court without addressing the major issues at debate, in short shrift memos.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Sotomayor Rejects “Empathy” Standard for Judging: 2009
For now it is focusing on music, movies, online video, and, in short shrift , TV.
Jerry Weinstein: First Look at Peter Gabriel's The Filter: A Discovery Engine for All Things 2008
For now it is focusing on music, movies, online video, and, in short shrift , TV.
First Look at Peter Gabriel's The Filter: A Discovery Engine for All Things 2008
But in short shrift , that may not matter any longer.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Sharmine Narwani 2011
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