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scrift — m ( es/ as) 1. what is prescribed as a punishment, a penalty, prescribed penalty or penance; 1a. as an ecclesiastical term, (1) penance imposed after confession; (2) confession which is followed by penance, shrift; 1b. absolution; 2. one who… … Old to modern English dictionary
scriftæcer — m ( es/ as) land whose yield served as payment for a priest? … Old to modern English dictionary
scrifte — scrift(e obs. forms of shrift … Useful english dictionary
Schrift — Type; Font; Schriftart; Schriftsystem; Skript * * * Schrift [ʃrɪft], die; , en: 1. System von Zeichen, mit denen die Laute, Wörter, Sätze einer Sprache festgehalten, lesbar gemacht werden: lateinische Schrift; die russische Schrift lesen können.… … Universal-Lexikon
The Sacrament of Penance — The Sacrament of Penance † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Sacrament of Penance Penance is a sacrament of the New Law instituted by Christ in which forgiveness of sins committed after baptism is granted through the priest s absolution to… … Catholic encyclopedia
Shrift — Shrift, n. [OE. shrift, schrift, AS. scrift, fr. scr[=i]fan to shrive. See {Shrive}.] 1. The act of shriving. [1913 Webster] In shrift and preaching is my diligence. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Confession made to a priest, and the absolution… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shrift father — Shrift Shrift, n. [OE. shrift, schrift, AS. scrift, fr. scr[=i]fan to shrive. See {Shrive}.] 1. The act of shriving. [1913 Webster] In shrift and preaching is my diligence. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Confession made to a priest, and the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shrift — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scrift, from scrīfan to shrive more at shrive Date: before 12th century 1. archaic a. a remission of sins pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of reconciliation b. the act of shriving ;… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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Jacob van Liesvelt — Dat oude ende dat nieuwe testament, 1526 Jacob van Liesvelt (* um 1490 in Antwerpen; † 28. November 1545 ebenda) war ein Antwerpener Buchdrucker, der im Jahr 1526 die erste vollständige Übersetzung der Bibel ins Niederländische druckte. Damit gab … Deutsch Wikipedia
