shrift father

noun

A priest who listens to confessions.

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Meanings

nounshrift father (plural shrift fathers)

plural shrift fathers

  1. A priest who listens to confessions.
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APA

shrift father. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrift%20father

MLA

“shrift father.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrift%20father. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shrift father,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrift%20father.

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