a more minor error that does not bring about a fall from grace, but rather requires some submission to penitential discipline
an offense against God, but it is less serious than a mortal sin and does not separate us from the love of God
an offense against God which does not deprive us of his friendship and which merits only temporal punishment
a sin that either is not serious or grave, or does not involve full knowledge or complete consent (CCC, no
A sin but not as bad as Mortal Sin. It lessens the grace of God within a person's soul.
According to Roman Catholicism, a venial sin (meaning "forgivable" sin) is a lesser sin which does not result in a complete separation from God and eternal damnation in Hell. A venial sin involves a "temporary loss of grace" from God.
