venial

  • 11venial — ► adjetivo Que infringe de manera leve un precepto: ■ es un delito venial. SINÓNIMO insignificante leve * * * venial (del lat. «veniālis») adj. *Leve. Se aplica a «falta, delito» o palabra equivalente, pero, corrientemente, sólo aplicado a… …

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  • 13venial — veniality, venialness, n. venially, adv. /vee nee euhl, veen yeuhl/, adj. 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. [1250 1300; ME < ML&#8230; …

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  • 14venial — adjective a) pardonable; able to be forgiven a venial sin b) excusable; trifling his venial youthful indiscretions Ant: mortal …

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  • 15venial — ve|ni|al [ˈvi:niəl] adj formal [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Late Latin venialis, from Latin venia act of forgiving ] a venial fault, mistake etc is not very serious and can be forgiven ▪ a venial sin …

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  • 16venial — [ vi:nɪəl] adjective Christian Theology denoting a sin that is not regarded as depriving the soul of divine grace. Often contrasted with mortal. ↘(of a fault or offence) slight and pardonable. Derivatives veniality alɪti noun venially adverb&#8230; …

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  • 17venial — adjective formal a venial fault, mistake etc is not very serious and can therefore be forgiven: a venial sin compare venal …

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  • 18venial — ve•ni•al [[t]ˈvi ni əl, ˈvin yəl[/t]] adj. 1) rel able to be forgiven or pardoned: venial offenses[/ex] 2) excusable; trifling; minor: a venial error[/ex] • Etymology: 1250–1300; &LT; ML veniālis &LT; L veni(a) grace, favor, indulgence (akin to&#8230; …

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  • 19venial — venal, venial These two unrelated words are sometimes confused, chiefly because they are close in form but perhaps also because their meanings both have to do with forms of transgression. Venal means ‘able to be bribed, corrupt’ (from Latin venum …

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  • 20venial — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French veniel, from Late Latin venialis, from Latin venia favor, indulgence, pardon; akin to Latin venus love, charm more at win Date: 14th century of a kind that can be remitted ; forgivable,&#8230; …

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