VENIAL SIN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A pardonable sin regarded as entailing only a partial loss of grace

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("venial sin" is a kind of...):

sin; sinning (an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will)

Antonym:

mortal sin (an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace)

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