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Venial
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Venial
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easily excused or forgiven
a venial error
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Venial
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1.
that may be forgiven; pardonable
2.
that may be excused or overlooked; excusable
said as of an error or fault3. Theology
not causing spiritual death
said of sin either not serious in itself or, if serious, not adequately recognized
as such or not committed with full consent of one's will see also mortalWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Venial
see synonyms of venialadj.
1. Easily excused or forgiven; pardonable: a venial offense.
2. Roman Catholic Church Minor, therefore warranting only temporal punishment.
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