Venial Sin
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
a Roman Catholic term for a pardonable sin regarded as entailing only a partial loss of grace; literally "forgivable" sin; this is as opposed to a mortal sin, which is unforgivable
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- a Roman Catholic term for a pardonable sin regarded as entailing only a partial loss of grace; literally "forgivable" sin; this is as opposed to a mortal sin, which is unforgivable
- §1 · legacy_primary
- a Roman Catholic term for a pardonable sin regarded as entailing only a partial loss of grace; literally "forgivable" sin; this is as opposed to a mortal sin, which is unforgivableDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column