Venial

Venial
Venial Ve"ni*al, a. [OF. venial, F. v['e]niel, L. venialis, from venia forgiveness, pardon, grace, favor, kindness; akin to venerari to venerate. See {Venerate}.] 1. Capable of being forgiven; not heinous; excusable; pardonable; as, a venial fault or transgression. [1913 Webster]

So they do nothing, 't is a venial slip. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. Allowed; permitted. [Obs.] ``Permitting him the while venial discourse unblamed.'' --Milton. [1913 Webster]

{Venial sin} (R. C. Theol.), a sin which weakens, but does not wholly destroy, sanctifying grace, as do mortal, or deadly, sins. [1913 Webster] -- {Ve"ni*al*ly}, adv. -- {Ve"ni*al*ness}, n. --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster]


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  • venial — venial, pardonable are applied to faults, sins, or errors and mean of such a character as not to warrant punishment or the imposition of a penalty. Venial in most use implies an opposition to grave, serious, or grievous {he had learned to see… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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  • venial — c.1300, from O.Fr. venial, from L. venialis pardonable, from venia forgiveness, indulgence, pardon, related to venus sexual love, desire (see VENUS (Cf. Venus)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • venial — (Del lat. veniālis). adj. Que se opone levemente a la ley o precepto, y por eso es de fácil remisión. ☛ V. pecado venial …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • venial — index allowable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • venial — adj. 2 g. Digno de vênia; perdoável (pecado ou falta) …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • venial — [adj] pardonable allowable, all right, defensible, excusable, explainable, forgivable, justifiable, minor, not serious*, not too bad*, okay, permissible, slight, tolerable, trivial, understandable; concept 558 …   New thesaurus

  • venial — ► ADJECTIVE 1) Christian Theology (of a sin) not regarded as depriving the soul of divine grace. Often contrasted with MORTAL(Cf. ↑mortally). 2) (of a fault or offence) slight and pardonable. ORIGIN Latin venialis, from venia forgiveness …   English terms dictionary

  • venial — [vēn′yəl, vē′nē əl] adj. [OFr < LL(Ec) venialis, pardonable, orig., gracious < L venia, a grace, favor, akin to venus, love: see VENUS] 1. that may be forgiven; pardonable 2. that may be excused or overlooked; excusable: said as of an error …   English World dictionary

  • venial — ► 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… …   Enciclopedia Universal

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