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venial - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'venial' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Venial [ a.]
- Capable of being forgiven; not heinous; excusable; pardonable; as, a venial fault or transgression.
- Allowed; permitted.

Meaning of 'venial' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . venial [ s]
Meaning (1):
- easily excused or forgiven
Example in sentence:
  • a venial error
Meaning (2):
- warranting only temporal punishment
Example in sentence:
  • venial sin

Nearby Words:

vena venada venae venae cavae venae portae venal venality venally venantes venary

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