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venial
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
venial
(adjective)
venial sin
(noun)
venial
/
ˈ
viːnijəl/
adjective
venial
/
ˈ
viːnijəl/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of VENIAL
[
more venial; most venial
]
:
not serious
:
forgivable
a
venial
mistake
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