Venial Definition

vēnē-əl, vēnyəl
adjective
That may be forgiven; pardonable.
Webster's New World
Minor, therefore warranting only temporal punishment.
American Heritage
That may be excused or overlooked; excusable.
Webster's New World
Not causing spiritual death.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Venial

  • Middle English from Old French from Late Latin veniālis from Latin venia forgiveness wen-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French venial, from Late Latin veniālis (“pardonable"), from Latin venia (“forgiveness")

    From Wiktionary

Venial Sentence Examples

  • A venial sin, for you acted without evil intention.

  • I did not think you would call these venial errors !

  • No fault was found in their life and teaching; but they were forbidden to define any sins as being mortal or venial until they had studied for four years.

  • The celebration is based on the doctrine that the souls of the faithful which at death have not been cleansed from venial sins, or have not atoned for past transgressions, cannot attain the Beatific Vision, and that they may be helped to do so by prayer and by the sacrifice of the mass.

  • The faithful are bound to confess all "mortal" sins; they need not confess "venial" sins.

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Words Starting With

VVEVEN

Words Ending With

LALIAL

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Words Starting With V and Ending With L

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With V6 Letter Words Ending With L