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ve·ni·al 
[vee-nee-uhl, veen-yuhl] Pronunciation Key
[vee-nee-uhl, veen-yuhl] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| 1. | able to be forgiven or pardoned; not seriously wrong, as a sin (opposed to mortal). |
| 2. | excusable; trifling; minor: a venial error; a venial offense. |
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| ve·ni·al
(vē'nē-əl, vēn'yəl) Pronunciation Key
adj.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin veniālis, from Latin venia, forgiveness; see wen-1 in Indo-European roots.] ve'ni·al'i·ty (vē'nē-āl'ĭ-tē, vēn-yāl'-), ve'ni·al·ness (vē'nē-əl-nĭs, vēn'yəl-) n., ve'ni·al·ly adv. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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venial
c.1300, from O.Fr. venial, from L. venialis "pardonable," from venia "forgiveness, indulgence, pardon," related to venus "sexual love, desire" (see Venus).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| venial | |
adjective | |
| 1. | warranting only temporal punishment; "venial sin" [syn: minor] |
| 2. | easily excused or forgiven; "a venial error" [syn: excusable] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Venial
Ve"ni*al\, a. [OF. venial, F. v['e]niel, L. venialis, from venia forgiveness, pardon, grace, favor, kindness; akin to venerari to venerate. See Venerate.]1. Capable of being forgiven; not heinous; excusable; pardonable; as, a venial fault or transgression. So they do nothing, 't is a venial slip. --Shak. 2. Allowed; permitted. [Obs.] "Permitting him the while venial discourse unblamed." --Milton. Venial sin (R. C. Theol.), a sin which weakens, but does not wholly destroy, sanctifying grace, as do mortal, or deadly, sins. -- Ve"ni*al*ly, adv. -- Ve"ni*al*ness, n. --Bp. Hall.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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