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- Dictionaryvenial/ˈviːnɪəl/
adjective
- 1. denoting a sin that is not regarded as depriving the soul of divine grace: "we cannot prevent ourselves sometimes from dreaming of performing venial if not mortal sins"
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VENIAL definition: 1. If a wrong action is venial, it is not serious and therefore easy to forgive: 2. If a wrong…. Learn more.
The meaning of VENIAL is of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable, pardonable; also : meriting no particular censure or notice : excusable. How to use venial in a sentence. What's the difference between venal and venial?
VENIAL meaning: 1. If a wrong action is venial, it is not serious and therefore easy to forgive: 2. If a wrong…. Learn more.
They're not a big deal. In school, there are so many things that are against the rules: talking during class, tossing spitballs, pulling the fire alarm, stealing a basketball, etc. Something venial would be something against the rules but forgivable.
Venial definition: able to be forgiven or pardoned; not seriously wrong, as a sin (opposed to mortal).. See examples of VENIAL used in a sentence.
adj. 1. Easily excused or forgiven; pardonable: a venial offense. 2. Roman Catholic Church Minor, therefore warranting only temporal punishment. [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin veniālis, from Latin venia, forgiveness; see wen- in Indo-European roots .]
1. that may be forgiven; pardonable. 2. that may be excused or overlooked; excusable. said as of an error or fault. 3. Theology. not causing spiritual death. said of sin either not serious in itself or, if serious, not adequately recognized as such or not committed with full consent of one's will see also mortal.
Definition of venial adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Venial Definition. vēnē-əl, vēnyəl. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. That may be forgiven; pardonable. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Minor, therefore warranting only temporal punishment. American Heritage. That may be excused or overlooked; excusable. Webster's New World.
1. : capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable. especially : open to corrupt influence and especially bribery : mercenary. a venal legislator. 2. : originating in, characterized by, or associated with corrupt bribery. a venal arrangement with the police. venality.
