venial en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈviːni.əl/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Old French venial, borrowed from Late Latin veniālem (“pardonable”), from Latin venia (“forgiveness”).
Meanings
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Able to be forgiven; worthy of forgiveness.
He did not say that he should favour such an attempt; But he did say that such an attempt would be venial.
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(especially, often) Able to be forgiven; worthy of forgiveness. ▸ Worthy of forgiveness because trifling (trivial).
His venial youthful indiscretions.
- (of a sin) Not causing spiritual death.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most venial | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more venial | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
unvenial · unvenial · unforgivable · unforgivable · mortal
Deriveds
venialness · venial sin · veniality · venially
Synonyms
excusable · forgivable · pardonable · excusable · forgivable · pardonable
Translations (28)
fr véniel (pardonable; able to be forgiven) · de lässlich (pardonable; able to be forgiven) · es venial (pardonable; able to be forgiven) · is fyrirgefanlegur (pardonable; able to be forgiven) · bg простим (pardonable; able to be forgiven) · pl przebaczalny (pardonable; able to be forgiven) · pl przebaczalny (excusable; trifling) · pt venial (excusable; trifling) · hy ներելի (pardonable; able to be forgiven) · pl lekki (pardonable; able to be forgiven) · is afsakanlegur (pardonable; able to be forgiven) · ka საპატიებელი (pardonable; able to be forgiven) · de läßlich (pardonable; able to be forgiven) · pt perdoável (excusable; trifling) · gv so-phardooney (pardonable; able to be forgiven) · pt venial (pardonable; able to be forgiven) · hu elnézhető (excusable; trifling) · ka მისატევებელი (pardonable; able to be forgiven) · ka შესაწყნარებელი (pardonable; able to be forgiven) · pt perdoável (pardonable; able to be forgiven) · es venial (excusable; trifling) · bg дребен (excusable; trifling) · hu bocsánatos (pardonable; able to be forgiven) · it veniale (pardonable; able to be forgiven) · hu megbocsátható (excusable; trifling) · pl wybaczalny (excusable; trifling) · pl wybaczalny (pardonable; able to be forgiven) · fr véniel (not causing spiritual death)