venial

Speech parts

1. venial - Adjective

2. venial - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Capable of being forgiven; not heinous; excusable; pardonable; as, a venial fault or transgression.

Allowed; permitted.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

minor forgivable excusable acceptable legitimate slight reasonable trivial petty permissible insignificant allowable understandable tolerable justifiable
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Antonyms

arrant huge criminal evil enormous immense
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Anagrams

alevin alvine veinal vineal Vilena Lavine levain valine vilnea velina

Examples

a venial error Source: Internet

venial sin Source: Internet

Ciappelletto proceeds to tell the friar lies about his life that make him seem very pure, while pretending to cringe over venial sins. Source: Internet

Unlike other Christian groups, the Catholic Church teaches that those who die in a state of grace, but still carry venial sin go to a place called Purgatory where they undergo purification to enter Heaven. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

veni, vidi, vici veni- veniable venial sin veniality venially