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ve•ni•al
Pronunciation: (vē'nē-ul, vēn'yul), [key]—
adj.
1. able to be forgiven or pardoned; not seriously wrong, as a sin (opposed to
mortal).
2. excusable; trifling; minor:
a venial error; a venial offense. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.