venial
adjective/ˈviːniəl/
/ˈviːniəl/
[usually before noun] (formal)- (of a sin or mistake) not very serious and therefore able to be forgiven
- a venial sin
Oxford Collocations DictionaryVenial is used with these nouns:- sin
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from late Latin venialis, from venia ‘forgiveness’.Definitions on the go
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