Such, father, is not (now) my theme - I will not madly deem that power Of Earth may shrive me of the sin Unearthly pride hath revell'd in - I have no time to dote or dream: You call it hope - that fire of fire!

But I can shrive their souls and hang their bodies most devoutly."

``The monk hath some fair penitent to shrive to-night, that he is in such a hurry to depart,'' said De Bracy.

Shrive thyself, thou vile knave, for I mean that thou shalt hang this day, and that where three roads meet, so that all men shall see thee hang, for carrion crows and daws to peck at."

The word shrove is a form of the English word shrive , which means to obtain absolution for one's sins by way of confession and penance.

1. "Mardi Gras" is French for Fat Tuesday, which is also known as Shrove Tuesday, a term that comes from the word " shrive ," meaning "to absolve someone of their sins."

Shrove Tuesday is a day in the Christian calendar and comes from ' shrive ', meaning absolution for sins by doing penance.

Anthony Shrive , 76, suffered serious head injuries after being hurled 10ft into the air in the collision on the A41 Wergs Road in Tettenhall on February 10 last year.

'Shrove'' - as in Shrove Tuesday - stems from old English word ' shrive '', meaning 'confess all sins''.

The name Shrove comes from the old word " shrive " which means to confess.

The word shrove is a past tense of the English verb " shrive " which means to obtain absolution for one's sins by confessing and doing penance.