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comparative more venial, superlative most venial
Able to be forgiven; worthy of forgiveness. quotations
He did not say that he should favour such an attempt; But he did say that such an attempt would be venial.
1826, [Mary Shelley], The Last Man. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Henry Colburn, […]
(often, especially) Worthy of forgiveness because trifling (trivial). examples
(religion, of a sin) Not causing spiritual death. examples