Associations to the word «Venial»

Wiktionary

VENIAL, adjective. Pardonable; able to be forgiven.
VENIAL, adjective. Excusable; trifling
VENIAL SIN, noun. (Roman Catholic theology) A sin that is not a mortal sin; a sin that is not grave, or was not deliberate or was committed without a full understanding of the consequences.
VENIAL SINS, noun. Plural of venial sin

Dictionary definition

VENIAL, adjective. Warranting only temporal punishment; "venial sin".
VENIAL, adjective. Easily excused or forgiven; "a venial error".

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras