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venial

/ˈviːni.əl/

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From Old French venial, borrowed from Late Latin veniālem (“pardonable”), from Latin venia (“forgiveness”).

adjective more venial · most venial

Able to be forgiven; worthy of forgiveness. He did not say that he should favour such an attempt; But he did say that such an attempt would be venial.
Similar: pardonable, excusable, forgivable · Opposite: unvenial, unforgivable
especially, often Worthy of forgiveness because trifling (trivial). His venial youthful indiscretions.
Similar: pardonable, excusable, forgivable · Opposite: unvenial, unforgivable
of a sin Not causing spiritual death.
Opposite: mortal

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adj pardonable; able to be forgiven

Español	venial
Português	perdoável, venial
Français	véniel
Deutsch	lässlich, läßlich
Italiano	veniale

adj excusable; trifling

Español	venial
Português	perdoável, venial

adj not causing spiritual death

Français	véniel

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@misc{venial_2026,
  title = {venial},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/venial},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}