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venial - Dictionary definition and meaning for venial

VENIAL

  • (adj.) easily excused or forgiven

    "a venial error"

    synonyms : excusable , forgivable

  • (adj.) warranting only temporal punishment

    "venial sin"

    synonyms : minor

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

Mnemonics for venial

  • (Tag: ) key word is menial. We forgive someone for menial mistakes.

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  • (Tag: ) ven + ial (ill) when child is ill, his mischievousness is forgiveable

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  • (Tag: English) replace the first word with d and the word "denial" means to deny something or give excuse to something

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  • (Tag: ) Remember "venal" - it is pertaining to sin. This is also pertaining to sin.

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  • (Tag: english) Venial--replace v with d..ie denial means rejecting the request ..so contradictory to denial means venial means accepting (forgiving) someone

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  • (Tag: ) the ability to forgive runs through our VEINS

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  • (Tag: ) VEIN is very thin....when you see a VENIAL(very thin like vein) person, you will pardon him

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  • (Tag: ) venial == i + venal (i.e only difference is an 'i'), which u can expand as ignore+ venal (crime)== forgive

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  • (Tag: ) a menial job at the start of your career is venial enough.. but a menial job after years of experience is worth a rebuke

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  • (Tag: ) Someone Genial will consider an offense as Venial.

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  • (Tag: ) if you hit someone in an artery- OH MY GOD BLOOD EVERYWHERE. But in the VEIN? Well, that's venial.

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  • (Tag: ) Venial and pardonable both refer to forgiveable, excuseable.

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  • (Tag: ) Venial = ven + i + al; ven comes so let i have to left the all people.

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  • (Tag: ) venial comes from Venus which is all about sexual desire.. It is a trivial thing and also someone indulging in such crimes cannot be forgiven

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  • (Tag: rhyme) sounds like DENIAL which means refusing to comply and VENIAL is opposite of it..

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  • (Tag: ) venial->lenial->lenient. U can be lenient with a person who has committed venial error

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