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单词 venial sin
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Definition of venial sin in US English:

venial sin

noun
  • (in Roman Catholicism) a relatively slight sin that that does not entail damnation of the soul.

    she lost her patience, a venial sin she must report later to Father Damien
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Luckily, the production is strong enough elsewhere for this to remain a venial sin.
    • It's a tiny, venial sin, but it reenacts much larger, historic sins and haunts his next few visits to Pine Ridge.
    • His venial sin was thus raised to the level of commandment breach.
    • But the attempt to involve Homeland Security in a state procedural dispute, and the possible cover-up of same - these are not venial sins.
    • A lie that causes injury is a mortal offence, but ‘harmless’ lies are still venial sins.
    • Confession had always rested on a clear distinction between mortal and venial sins.
    • The commonplace and venial sins block scrutiny of the bizarre and mortal ones.
    • Sanchez never mentions this, the real reason why Lott's venial sins were immediately seized upon and broadcast.
    • In Catholicism, one is warned to beware of venial sins because they lead so quickly to mortal sins.
    • One holds out the possibility that he did not read the book before endorsing it, which may be construed as only a venial sin.
    • We say, on the contrary, that the papal pardons are not able to remove the very least of venial sins, so far as its guilt is concerned.
    • Is it a venial sin to steal a pencil and a mortal sin to steal a car?
    • The scant sweepings of venial sins I was left to scavenge were hardly inspiring.
    • If a lie in itself only constitutes a venial sin, it becomes mortal when it does grave injury to the virtues of justice and charity.
    • As earnings manipulation goes, it's a venial sin at best.
    • The Tradition says, ‘Pay attention to venial sin now so that it doesn't become mortal sin later.’

Definition of venial sin in US English:

venial sin

noun
  • (in Roman Catholicism) a relatively slight sin that that does not entail damnation of the soul.

    she lost her patience, a venial sin she must report later to Father Damien
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But the attempt to involve Homeland Security in a state procedural dispute, and the possible cover-up of same - these are not venial sins.
    • Sanchez never mentions this, the real reason why Lott's venial sins were immediately seized upon and broadcast.
    • If a lie in itself only constitutes a venial sin, it becomes mortal when it does grave injury to the virtues of justice and charity.
    • It's a tiny, venial sin, but it reenacts much larger, historic sins and haunts his next few visits to Pine Ridge.
    • One holds out the possibility that he did not read the book before endorsing it, which may be construed as only a venial sin.
    • We say, on the contrary, that the papal pardons are not able to remove the very least of venial sins, so far as its guilt is concerned.
    • The scant sweepings of venial sins I was left to scavenge were hardly inspiring.
    • As earnings manipulation goes, it's a venial sin at best.
    • A lie that causes injury is a mortal offence, but ‘harmless’ lies are still venial sins.
    • In Catholicism, one is warned to beware of venial sins because they lead so quickly to mortal sins.
    • His venial sin was thus raised to the level of commandment breach.
    • The Tradition says, ‘Pay attention to venial sin now so that it doesn't become mortal sin later.’
    • The commonplace and venial sins block scrutiny of the bizarre and mortal ones.
    • Is it a venial sin to steal a pencil and a mortal sin to steal a car?
    • Confession had always rested on a clear distinction between mortal and venial sins.
    • Luckily, the production is strong enough elsewhere for this to remain a venial sin.
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