Venial

The word Venial is an adjective and is used for something that is easily excusable or forgivable and is not very serious. The word was first used back in 1250 from the Medieval Latin word venialis.

Pronunciation: vee-nee-uhl

Meanings of Venial

1. Not serious, forgivable 2. Warranting only temporal punishment

Master’s Tip to Learn Venial

The word Venial can be remembered by relating it to ‘menial’ as we forgive someone relatively easily for their menial mistakes.

Sentence examples for Venial:

1. Evelyn was forgiven for her venial mistake of accusing her brother of taking her pen, which was not true. 2. And rudeness, as long as it is non-violent, is a venial sin. 3. Don’t worry about what implications this will have, this a venial error.