- venial
- venial c.1300, from O.Fr. venial, from L. venialis "pardonable," from venia "forgiveness, indulgence, pardon," related to venus "sexual love, desire" (see VENUS (Cf. Venus)).
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Venial — Ve ni*al, a. [OF. venial, F. v[ e]niel, L. venialis, from venia forgiveness, pardon, grace, favor, kindness; akin to venerari to venerate. See {Venerate}.] 1. Capable of being forgiven; not heinous; excusable; pardonable; as, a venial fault or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
venial — venial, pardonable are applied to faults, sins, or errors and mean of such a character as not to warrant punishment or the imposition of a penalty. Venial in most use implies an opposition to grave, serious, or grievous {he had learned to see… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
venial — veniál adj. m., pl. veniáli; f. sg. veniálă, pl. veniále Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic VENIÁL, Ă adj. (Liv.; despre păcate, greşeli) Uşor, care se poate ierta; scuzabil; fără gravitate. [ … Dicționar Român
venial — (Del lat. veniālis). adj. Que se opone levemente a la ley o precepto, y por eso es de fácil remisión. ☛ V. pecado venial … Diccionario de la lengua española
venial — index allowable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
venial — adj. 2 g. Digno de vênia; perdoável (pecado ou falta) … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
venial — [adj] pardonable allowable, all right, defensible, excusable, explainable, forgivable, justifiable, minor, not serious*, not too bad*, okay, permissible, slight, tolerable, trivial, understandable; concept 558 … New thesaurus
venial — ► ADJECTIVE 1) Christian Theology (of a sin) not regarded as depriving the soul of divine grace. Often contrasted with MORTAL(Cf. ↑mortally). 2) (of a fault or offence) slight and pardonable. ORIGIN Latin venialis, from venia forgiveness … English terms dictionary
venial — [vēn′yəl, vē′nē əl] adj. [OFr < LL(Ec) venialis, pardonable, orig., gracious < L venia, a grace, favor, akin to venus, love: see VENUS] 1. that may be forgiven; pardonable 2. that may be excused or overlooked; excusable: said as of an error … English World dictionary
venial — ► adjetivo Que infringe de manera leve un precepto: ■ es un delito venial. SINÓNIMO insignificante leve * * * venial (del lat. «veniālis») adj. *Leve. Se aplica a «falta, delito» o palabra equivalente, pero, corrientemente, sólo aplicado a… … Enciclopedia Universal
