venial
adjective
able to be forgiven or pardoned; not seriously wrong, as a sin (opposed to mortal).
venially
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a word derived from
venial.
Example Sentences
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Therefore he could also love a creature less than God inordinately, by sinning venially.
From Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Thomas Aquinas
Therefore it does not follow that he who sins venially, sins mortally.
From Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Thomas Aquinas
The omission of the particle "enim" would be only venially sinful.
From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Charles Jerome Callan
Others think the oath is only venially sinful, because the offense is not against truth or justice, but only against judgment or discretion.
From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Charles Jerome Callan
Now it is possible for the child to sin venially during that space of time, however short it may be.
From Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Thomas Aquinas
