venial
[ vee-nee-uhl, veen-yuhl ]
/ ˈvi ni əl, ˈvin yəl /
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adjective
able to be forgiven or pardoned; not seriously wrong, as a sin (opposed to mortal).
excusable; trifling; minor: a venial error; a venial offense.
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Origin of venial
OTHER WORDS FROM venial
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH venial
venal, venialWords nearby venial
venge, vengeance, vengeful, V-engine, veni-, venial, venial sin, Venice, venin, venipuncture, venire facias
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British Dictionary definitions for venial
venial
/ (ˈviːnɪəl) /
adjective
easily excused or forgivena venial error
Derived forms of venial
veniality (ˌviːnɪ'ælɪtɪ), nounvenially, adverbWord Origin for venial
C13: via Old French from Late Latin veniālis, from Latin venia forgiveness; related to Latin venus love
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