English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekdefinisie van die woord "shrift" is soos volg:(selfstandige naamwoord) die daad om jou sondes aan 'n priester te bely en absolusie te ontvangof (selfstandige naamwoord) 'n tydperk wat opsy gesit is vir belydenis of boetedoening

Sentence Examples

  1. TWENTY-EIGHT EBBERSTON, NORTH YORKSHIRE KATE MACK, SMARTING FROM THE SHORT SHRIFT GIVEN HER BY DETECTIVE Inspector Shaw, and she, being a young woman of strong character, decided to ignore his warnings and veiled threats to pursue her own inquiries.
  2. He gave short shrift to those who stood against him.