Added 9 October 2026
venial
/ˈviːni.əl/ adjective
Latin root: veniālem Wiktionary
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about venial at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Warranting only temporal punishment.
venial sin
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Easily excused or forgiven.
a venial error
Origin
From Old French venial, borrowed from Late Latin veniālem (“pardonable”), from Latin venia (“forgiveness”).
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