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venial

[vee-nee-uhl, veen-yuhl] / ˈvi ni əl, ˈvin jəl /


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My reservations have little to do with standard criticisms like awkward performances or clunky production values — venial sins, surely, for new filmmakers trying to find their way.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 30, 2018

These are some of the book’s more venial sins.

From Slate Feb. 1, 2013

The word venial, as in venial sins, she says, comes from Venus.

From Washington Post Jun. 7, 2012

What we got was akin to looting an ATM: not just amusing, venial sins, but some nearly unforgivable mortal ones.

From Golf Digest Aug. 3, 2010

Father Byrnes went on to discuss the difference between mortal and venial sins.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya




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