Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—V

Venial Sin

One that may be pardoned; one that does not forfeit grace. In the Catholic Church sins are of two sorts, mortal and venial; in the Protestant Church there is no such distinction; but see Matt. xii. 31.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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