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Word: Venial
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
Middle English: via Old French from late Latin venialis, from venia ‘forgiveness’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈviːnɪəl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
denoting a sin that is not regarded as depriving the soul of divine grace
Short Definition:denoting sin that is not regarded as depriving soul of divine grace
Examples:- we cannot prevent ourselves sometimes from dreaming of performing venial if not mortal sins
- everything I've disclosed up to now can be seen as venial
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