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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Venial sin — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
venial — ve|ni|al [ˈvi:niəl] adj formal [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Late Latin venialis, from Latin venia act of forgiving ] a venial fault, mistake etc is not very serious and can be forgiven ▪ a venial sin … Dictionary of contemporary English
venial — adjective formal a venial fault, mistake etc is not very serious and can therefore be forgiven: a venial sin compare venal … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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
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
fault — /fawlt/, n. 1. a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one s character. 2. responsibility for failure or a wrongful act: It is my fault that we have not finished. 3. an error or mistake: a fault in addition. 4.… … Universalium
fault — [[t]fɔlt[/t]] n. 1) a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing 2) responsibility for failure or a wrongful act 3) an error or mistake 4) a misdeed or transgression 5) spo (in tennis, handball, etc.) a) a ball that when served does not land in the… … From formal English to slang
venial — [ vi:nɪəl] adjective Christian Theology denoting a sin that is not regarded as depriving the soul of divine grace. Often contrasted with mortal. ↘(of a fault or offence) slight and pardonable. Derivatives veniality alɪti noun venially adverb… … English new terms dictionary
fault — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. failing, shortcoming, peccadillo; flaw, blemish, defect, imperfection; error, slip, inadvertency; sin, [venial] sin, [minor] vice. See guilt, failure. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An imperfection] Syn. flaw … English dictionary for students
