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- DictionaryVe·ni·al sin
noun
- 1. (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"
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- Venial sin
Sin that does not result in eternal damnation in Hell
According to Catholicism and Lutheranism, a venial sin is a lesser sin that does not result in a complete separation from God and eternal damnation in Hell as an unrepented mortal sin would. A venial sin consists in acting as one should not, without the actual incompatibility with the state of grace that a mortal sin implies; they do not break one's friendship with God, but injure it. Wikipedia
