venialadjective
uk/ˈviː.ni.əl/us/ˈviː.ni.əl/formalIf a wrong action is venial, it is not serious and therefore easy to forgive:
a venial sin/error
Note:
- Do not confuse with venal.
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Religious concepts: sin
- commit
- immortal
- mortal sin
- original sin
- penance
- purification
- sin 1
- sinful
- sinner
- the seven deadly sins
- trespass
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Of little or less importance