ve·ni·al (v  n- l, vnyl)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 veni  lis, from Latin venia, forgiveness; see wen-1 in Indo-European roots.]ve  ni·ali·ty (vn- l -t, vn-yl-), veni·al·ness (vn-l-ns, vnyl-) n.ve ni·al·ly adv. |
venial [veen-ee-al]
Adjective
easily excused or forgiven: venial sins [Latin venia forgiveness]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | venial - warranting only temporal punishment; "venial sin" theology, divinity - the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth pardonable - admitting of being pardoned |
| 2. | venial - easily excused or forgiven; "a venial error" pardonable - admitting of being pardoned |
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