| 释义 |
venially, adv.|ˈviːnɪəlɪ|
[f. venial a.1 + -ly2.]
In a venial manner, esp. in the way of venial sin; pardonably, excusably.
a1340Hampole Psalter xvii. 26 Na man is in erthe þat synnes noght venyally. c1386Chaucer Pars. T. ⁋288 Þylk worldly thynges þat he loueth, þurgh which he synneth venially. c1440Jacob's Well 80 Þerfore, takyth heed be my woordys, whanne ȝe synnen in pride venyally, & whanne dedly. 1534More Comf. agst. Trib. ii. Wks. 1183/1 Wher as els in dede he had offended but venyally. 1588A. King tr. Canisius' Catech. 227 Thay ar aduersaries to the doctrine of trew religion quha sayis that ane iust man sinnes at leist veniallie in euery guid wark. 1608Willet Hexapla Exod. 659 A iust man in his good workes doth not sinne so much as venially. 1658Sir T. Browne Hydriot. Ded., The Antients venially delighted in flourishing Gardens. 1740Cibber Apol. (1756) I. 128 All the faults, follies, and affectation of that agreeable tyrant were venially melted down into so many charms and attractions. 1847Fraser's Mag. XXXVI. 53 So it fares with genius which, when only venially erroneous, is not to be forgiven. 1878tr. Villari's Machiavelli II. i. viii. 249 If he sinned again however venially, he would certainly be hung. |