The priest absolved him of his wrongdoings during the ceremony.

absolved 是动词 absolve 的过去式。absolve 由前缀 ab-（表示"离开、去除"）和词根 solve（"解开、释放"）组成，字面意思是"解除、免除"。在宗教语境中特指"赦免（罪过）"，在法律语境中也可以表示"免除（责任）"。