SUPREME WORD OF THE DAY: SHRIFT

SHRIFT

PRONUNCIATION:   (shrift)

MEANING: (noun): Confession to a priest. Also, penance and absolution that follow confession.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Old English scrift (confession, penance), from scrifan (to shrive: to impose penance). Ultimately from the Indo-European root skribh- (to cut, separate, or sift) that has resulted in other terms, such as manuscript, scribe, subscribe, scripture, scribble, and describe. Earliest documented use: 897. 

USAGE: "Their schools focus on religious learning: even basic subjects such as maths and English get short shrift."
Talmud and Cheesecake; The Economist (London, UK); Jul 28, 2012.  wordsmith.org    Lady Supreme!!!!