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.

Origin of venial

1250–1300; Middle English <Medieval Latin veniālis, equivalent to Latin veni(a) grace, favor, indulgence (akin to venus;see venerate, Venus) + -ālis-al¹

SYNONYMS FOR venial

2 slight, pardonable, forgivable.

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OTHER WORDS FROM venial

ve·ni·al·i·ty, ve·ni·al·ness, nounve·ni·al·ly, adverbun·ve·ni·al, adjectiveun·ve·ni·al·ly, adverb

un·ve·ni·al·ness, nounun·ve·ni·al·i·ty, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH venial

venal, venial

Words nearby venial

venge, vengeance, vengeful, V-engine, veni-, venial, venial sin, Venice, venin, venipuncture, venire facias

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Example sentences from the Web for venial

The SEC charging Goldman with securities fraud is like the Vatican charging a priest with venial sin.
The Fallacy of 'Fraud'|Alan M. Dershowitz|April 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST
We attempted to convey by our silence that Mr. Strangways' single fault was a trifling, a venial one.
Merry-Garden and Other Stories|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
But vanity, though unconquerably rooted in me by nature and habit, was no longer overlooked as a venial error.
Discipline|Mary Brunton
I had not meant, however, to expatiate upon his defects, which are of the slenderest and most venial kind.
Hawthorne|Henry James, Junr.

Things must not be done in him which are venial in the week-day classes.
The Way of All Flesh|Samuel Butler
With this statement she went away prettily and gracefully, smiling and thinking how she could commit a venial sin.
Droll Stories, Complete|Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for venial

venial

/ (ˈviːnɪəl) /

adjective

easily excused or forgivena venial error

Derived forms of venial

veniality (ˌviːnɪ'ælɪtɪ), nounvenially, adverb

Word Origin for venial

C13: via Old French from Late Latin veniālis, from Latin venia forgiveness; related to Latin venus love

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单词	venial
释义	venial [ vee-nee-uhl, veen-yuhl ] / ˈvi ni əl, ˈvin yəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR venial ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Origin of venial 1250–1300; Middle English <Medieval Latin veniālis, equivalent to Latin veni(a) grace, favor, indulgence (akin to venus;see venerate, Venus) + -ālis-al¹ SYNONYMS FOR venial 2 slight, pardonable, forgivable. SEE SYNONYMS FOR venial ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM venial ve·ni·al·i·ty, ve·ni·al·ness, nounve·ni·al·ly, adverbun·ve·ni·al, adjectiveun·ve·ni·al·ly, adverb un·ve·ni·al·ness, nounun·ve·ni·al·i·ty, noun WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH venial venal, venial Words nearby venial venge, vengeance, vengeful, V-engine, veni-, venial, venial sin, Venice, venin, venipuncture, venire facias Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for venial The SEC charging Goldman with securities fraud is like the Vatican charging a priest with venial sin. The Fallacy of 'Fraud'\|Alan M. Dershowitz\|April 17, 2010\|DAILY BEAST We attempted to convey by our silence that Mr. Strangways' single fault was a trifling, a venial one. Merry-Garden and Other Stories\|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch But vanity, though unconquerably rooted in me by nature and habit, was no longer overlooked as a venial error. Discipline\|Mary Brunton I had not meant, however, to expatiate upon his defects, which are of the slenderest and most venial kind. Hawthorne\|Henry James, Junr. Things must not be done in him which are venial in the week-day classes. The Way of All Flesh\|Samuel Butler With this statement she went away prettily and gracefully, smiling and thinking how she could commit a venial sin. Droll Stories, Complete\|Honore de Balzac British Dictionary definitions for venial venial / (ˈviːnɪəl) / adjective easily excused or forgivena venial error Derived forms of venial veniality (ˌviːnɪ'ælɪtɪ), nounvenially, adverb Word Origin for venial C13: via Old French from Late Latin veniālis, from Latin venia forgiveness; related to Latin venus love Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to venial all right, allowable, defensible, excusable, explainable, forgivable, justifiable, minor, okay, permissible, slight, tolerable, trivial, understandable, not too bad
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venial

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