easily excused; pardonable easily excused or forgiven forgivable; trivial denoting a sin that is not regarded as depriving the soul of divine grace. à¦à¦¾à¦°à§à¦à¦¨à§à¦¯à¦¼ forgivable, venial, excusable, pardonable à¦²à¦à§ light, venial, small, easy, inferior, subtle à¦¤à§à¦à§à¦ trivial, potty, insignificant, dime, fiddling, venial à¦à¦¾à¦°à§à¦à¦¨à§à§ remissible. denoting a sin that is not regarded as depriving the soul of divine grace. \\"we cannot prevent ourselves sometimes from dreaming of performing venial if not mortal sins\\" (of a fault or offence) slight and pardonable. ***synonyms: pardonable, forgivable, excusable, condonable, tolerable, permissible, allowable, understandable, justifiable; slight, minor, unimportant, insignificant, trivial, trifling. Definition of Venial capable of being excused Examples of Venial in a sentence Because the principal felt the boys had committed a venial offense, he only gave them a light punishment. We excused our son\\'s venial lies. When Rick was pulled over for his venial wrongdoing, he was only given a warning by the officer. The priest spent his Saturday afternoon telling people how they could be forgiven for their venial sins. To a veteran, the destruction of his country\\'s flag is much more than a venial offense that can be easily excused. Jason\\'s friends quickly excused his venial act of rudeness. In order to relieve overcrowding, the prison system is going to parole hundreds of prisoners convicted for venial acts. Generally, young children are allowed to make venial mistakes without consequence. The teacher did not take off points for the venial errors in my paper. Since my crime was only a venial one, I have been sentenced to just a few hours of community service.