venial sin

venial sin

n. Roman Catholic Church

An offense that is judged to be minor or committed without deliberate intent and thus does not estrange the soul from the grace of God.

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venial sin - a pardonable sin regarded as entailing only a partial loss of grace sinning, sin - an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will deadly sin, mortal sin - an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace; "theologians list seven mortal sins"