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Such sins, even if they do not kill all grace in us, do harm, nevertheless; and though they are only venial in themselves, they make us apt, ready, and inclined to lose grace and to fall into mortal sin.
Johannes Tauler

Meaning of "venial" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VENIAL

Via Old French from Late Latin veniālis, from Latin venia forgiveness; related to Latin venus love.
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PRONUNCIATION OF VENIAL

venial  [ˈviːnɪəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VENIAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Venial is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES VENIAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of venial in the English dictionary

The definition of venial in the dictionary is easily excused or forgiven.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VENIAL


achenial
əˈkiːnɪəl
akenial
əˈkiːnɪəl
catamenial
ˌkætəˈmiːnɪəl
centennial
sɛnˈtɛnɪəl
colonial
kəˈləʊnɪəl
contubernyal
ˌkɒntjʊˈbɜːnɪəl
corneal
ˈkɔːnɪəl
cuneal
ˈkjuːnɪəl
hernial
ˈhɜːnɪəl
hymenial
haɪˈmiːnɪəl
matrimonial
ˌmætrɪˈməʊnɪəl
menial
ˈmiːnɪəl
penial
ˈpiːnɪəl
perennial
pəˈrɛnɪəl
primigenial
ˌpraɪmɪˈdʒiːnɪəl
primogenial
ˌpraɪməʊˈdʒiːnɪəl
splenial
ˈspliːnɪəl
testimonial
ˌtɛstɪˈməʊnɪəl
ungenial
ʌnˈdʒiːnɪəl
xenial
ˈziːnɪəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VENIAL

vengeance
vengeful
vengefully
vengefulness
vengement
venger
venial sin
veniality
venially
venialness
Venice
venidium
venin
venipuncture
venire
venire facias
venireman
veniremen
venisection
venison

WORDS THAT END LIKE VENIAL

bicentennial
biennial
congenial
cranial
denial
domanial
extracranial
finial
genial
intercolonial
intracranial
millennial
monial
neocolonial
patrimonial
post-colonial
self-denial
transcranial
triennial
uncongenial

Synonyms and antonyms of venial in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «VENIAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «venial» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of venial

Translation of «venial» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VENIAL

Find out the translation of venial to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of venial from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «venial» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

可宽恕
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

venial
570 millions of speakers

English

venial
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अमर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طفيف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

простительная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

venial
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মার্জনীয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

véniel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Venial
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verzeihlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ささいな
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

venial
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Venial
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lôi có thể tha thứ được
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மன்னிக்கத்தக்கப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मौखिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

affedilir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

veniale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

powszedni
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

простима
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scuzabil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

venial
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verontschuldigendbaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

venial
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

venial
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of venial

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VENIAL»

The term «venial» is regularly used and occupies the 65.752 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VENIAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about venial

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2 QUOTES WITH «VENIAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word venial.
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Saint Basil
Strive to attain to the greater virtues, but do not neglect the lesser ones. Do not make light of a fall even if it be the most venial of faults; rather, be quick to repair it by repentance, although many others may commit a large number of faults, slight and grievous, and remain unrepentant.
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Johannes Tauler
Such sins, even if they do not kill all grace in us, do harm, nevertheless; and though they are only venial in themselves, they make us apt, ready, and inclined to lose grace and to fall into mortal sin.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VENIAL»

Discover the use of venial in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to venial and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Venial Sin
VENIAL SIN CHAPTER I “A venial sin may indeed appear slight, but it is an offence AGAINST GOD, and this is enough to cause it to be regarded, by one who has a right conception of that infinite Being, with greater horror than that with which ...
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De Malo
Therefore, even venial sin takes away grace. 22. It belongs to grace to direct human beings to God as their end. But venial sin takes away their ordination to God as their end, since sin cannot be ordained to God as its end. Therefore, venial sin ...
Saint Thomas (Aquinas), Brian Davies, 2001
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Summa Theologiae: Volume 60, Penance: 3a. 84-90
We must next consider the remission of venial sin. Here the points of inquiry are four: 1. can venial sin be pardoned without penance? 2. or without the infusion of grace? 3. are venial sins forgiven through the sprinkling of holy water, striking ...
Thomas Aquinas, Reginald Masterson, T. C. O'Brien, 2006
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Summa Theologica, Volume 5 (Part III, Second Section & ...
Moreover, it must be observed that, under the Old Law and the law of nature, there was a sacrament of Penance after a fashion, as stated above (Q. 84, A. 7, ad 2), We must now consider the forgiveness of venial sins, under which head there ...
St Thomas Aquinas, Thomas Aquinas, 2013
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Introduction to the Devout Life
Venial. Sins. AS daylight waxes, we, gazing into a mirror, see more plainly the soils and stains upon our face; and even so as the interior light of the Holy Spirit enlightens our conscience, we see more distinctly the sins, inclinations and ...
Francis De Sales, 2007
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Summa Theologiae: Volume 27, Effects of Sin, Stain and ...
can serve as a predisposition for a substantial form,f so also a venial sin can be a predisposition for a mortal sin. 2. A venial sin is not similar in species to a mortal sin; still it does have a kind of remote likeness, namely in that both include, ...
Thomas Aquinas, T. C. O'Brien, 2006
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The Sacrament of Reconciliation
Mortal and Venial Sin The fourth way of distinguishing sins is according to their gravity, the so-called "theological" distinction of sins. RP does this by dividing sins into "grave"19 (which is the same as "serious") and "venial."20 The Council of ...
David Coffey, 2001
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On Evil
And we call something venial from pardon in three ways. First, indeed, we call something venial from pardon because something obtained pardon, as Ambrose says that confession makes mortal sin venial,17 and some call such venial by ...
Saint Thomas (Aquinas), Brian Davies, 2003
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101 Questions & Answers on the Sacraments of Healing: ...
Venial means excusable or pardonable.Venial sin refers to sins that weaken my relationship with God by offending him in some way, although not to the point ofdestroying the friendship God has initiated with me.To put it another way, ...
Paul Jerome Keller, 2010
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Gregorianum
4. One Ultimate End for the Venial Sins and Good Acts of Those in Grace? If Aquinas's Position is true, then those in the state of grace should be doing whatever they do for the sake of God, their ultimate end. However, many such persons ...
‎2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VENIAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term venial is used in the context of the following news items.
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A reader asks about explaining mortal and venial sin to Evangelicals
Since Protestants don't like the idea of mortal/venial sins, I'm wondering if the concept of felony and misdemeanor can be used as good analogies…Have you ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
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Why the Church Distinguishes Between Mortal and Venial Sin, Part II
Last time, in this space, we were looking at the question of mortal and venial sin and trying to understand how St. James remark that "whoever keeps the whole ... «National Catholic Register, May 15»
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Why the Church Distinguishes Between Mortal and Venial Sins
Why the Church Distinguishes Between Mortal and Venial Sins. May 8, 2015 by Mark Shea 0 Comments · Part I of this two part discussion is up at the Register. «Patheos, May 15»
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Why the Church Distinguishes Between Mortal and Venial Sin, Part I
For example, when I was an Evangelical one of the periodic arguments I ran across against Catholic moral theology was that the concept of mortal and venial sin ... «National Catholic Register, May 15»
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Luis Davelouis: Venial
Pero, si lo devuelven, no pasa nada; es una inocentada, o un pecado venial pues todo el mundo lo hace. ¿De qué se quejan? ¿Tú no lo harías? Tú sí, claro ... «Diario Perú21, Apr 15»
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5 Ways Roman Catholics Differ From Other Christian Denominations
Venial sin is ordinary sin, like speaking unkindly to a neighbor. Mortal sin, on the other hand, is sin that is serious enough to completely separate you from God. «Newsmax, Apr 15»
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Learning Deep Repentance in Lent
Maybe you aren't even aware of the difference between mortal sin and venial sin, so you trot through a little list. You're not sure you've really done much wrong ... «Patheos, Mar 15»
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En el fondo, ¿qué es “eso” del pecado?
El pecado venial o leve es el que cometemos sin plena conciencia o sin pleno consentimiento, o con plena conciencia y consentimiento, pero en materia leve. «Aleteia, Mar 15»
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A Duty to Disgorge?
I used to think that driving a few miles over the speed limit was at most a venial sin. But after analyzing police ticketing practices for speeding in a number of ... «Forbes, Feb 15»
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Father forgive me for I have sinned and have depression
The nuns taught us about the different kinds of sins – venial sins, a sort of lesser gateway sin that wouldn't send us directly to hell, unlike mortal sins – like killing ... «PsychCentral.com, Jan 15»

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