venial
41venial — a. forgivable; not criminal. ♦ veniality, n …
42venial — adj. (of a sin or fault) pardonable, excusable; not mortal. Derivatives: veniality n. venially adv. venialness n. Etymology: ME f. OF f. LL venialis f. venia forgiveness …
43venal, venial — Venial, from the Latin venialis ( forgivable ), means excusable; a venial sin is a minor one. Venal means corruptible. It comes from the Latin venalis ( for sale ) and describes someone who is capable of being bought …
44venal, venial — Venial, from the Latin venialis ( forgivable ), means excusable; a venial sin is a minor one. Venal means corruptible. It comes from the Latin venalis ( for sale ) and describes someone who is capable of being bought …
45venial sin — noun Date: 14th century 1. a sin that is relatively slight or that is committed without full reflection or consent and so according to Thomist theology does not deprive the soul of sanctifying grace compare mortal sin 2. a minor offense …
46venial sin — Rom. Cath. Ch. a transgression against the law of God that does not deprive the soul of divine grace either because it is a minor offense or because it was committed without full understanding of its seriousness or without full consent of the… …
47venial sin — noun A sin that is not a mortal sin; a sin that is not grave, or was not deliberate or was committed without a full understanding of the consequences. Ant: mortal sin, deadly sin …
48venial error — error than can be forgiven …
49venial sin — sin that can be forgiven …
50venial sin — (Rom. Cath. Theol.) Remissible sin …
