Venial Definition & Meaning
venial
- adjective
- warranting only temporal punishment; "venial sin"
- easily excused or forgiven; "a venial error"
Words that rhyme with venial
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- What does venial mean?
- warranting only temporal punishment; "venial sin" easily excused or forgiven; "a venial error"
- What part of speech is venial?
- Venial is an adjective.
- How many definitions does venial have?
- Venial has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).