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VENIAL SIN
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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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