venial sin

English

Noun

venial sin (plural venial sins)

(Roman Catholic theology) A sin that is not a mortal sin; a sin that is not grave, or was not deliberate or was committed without a full understanding of the consequences.

Coordinate terms

Translations

sin that is not a mortal sin

Czech: všední hřích m
German: lässliche Sünde f, läßliche Sünde f (old spelling)

Italian: peccato veniale m
Russian: простительный грех m (prostitelʹnyj grex)

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