01 a. Capable of being forgiven; not heinous; excusable; pardonable; as, a venial fault or transgression.
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Capable of being forgiven; not heinous; excusable; pardonable; as, a venial fault or transgression.“So they do nothing, 't is a venial slip.” — Shak.
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2.
Allowed; permitted.[Obs.]
Phrases & compounds
Venial sin —
a sin which weakens, but does not wholly destroy, sanctifying grace, as do mortal, or deadly, sins.