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Aside from its technical ecclesiastical use, _venial_ is always understood as ht_ or _trivial_ A _venial_ offense is one readily overlooked; a _pardonable_ offense requires more serious consideration, but on deliberation is found to be susceptible of pardon _Excusable_ is scarcely applied to offenses, but to matters open to doubt or criticism rather than direct censure; so used, it often falls little short of justifiable; as, I think, under those circunize the distinction between _venial_ and mortal sins _Venial_ must not be confounded with the very different word VENAL Compare VENAL

Antonyms:

inexcusable, inexpiable, mortal, unpardonable, unjustifiable

VERACITY

Synonyms:

candor, honesty, reality, truthfulness, frankness, ingenuousness, truth, verity

_Truth_ is priht or speech, especially of speech, as in exact conformity to fact _Veracity_ is properly a quality of a person, the habit of speaking and the disposition to speak the _truth_; a habitual liar may on some occasions speak the _truth_, but that does not constitute him a man of _veracity_; on the other hand, a person of undoubted _veracity_ norance or misinformation) what is not the _truth_ _Truthfulness_ is a quality that may inhere either in a person or in his stateenuousness_ are allied with _veracity_, and _verity_ with _truth_, while _truthfulness_ may accord with either _Truth_ in a secondary sense may be applied to intellectual action ora close synonym of _veracity_; as, I know him to be a man of _truth_

Antonyms:

deceit, duplicity, falsehood, fiction, lie, deception, error, falseness, guile, mendacity, delusion, fabrication, falsity, imposture, untruth

Compare synonyms for DECEPTION

VERBAL

Synonyms:

literal, oral, vocal

_Oral_ (L _os_, the h the mouth or (in common phrase) by word of nifies of, pertaining to, or connected ords, especially ords as distinguished fronifies of or pertaining to the voice, uttered or modulated by the voice, and especially uttered with or sounding with full, resonant voice; _literal_ (L _litera_, a letter) signifies consisting of or expressed by letters, or according to the letter, in the broader sense of the exactor requirement of the words used; what is called ”the letter of the law” is its _literal_behind what is expressed by the letters on the page Thus _oral_ applies to that which is given by spoken words in distinction from that which is written or printed; as, _oral_ tradition; an _oral_ examination By this rule we should in strictness speak of an _oral_ contract or an _oral_ e, as indicating that which is by spoken rather than by written words, have becoe that they can probably never be changed; this usage is also in line with other idioive you ood as his bond,” ”by _word_ of mouth,” etc

A _verbal_ translation may be _oral_ or written, so that it is word for word; a _literal_ translation follows the construction and idioinal as well as the words; a _literal_ translation is more than one that is merely _verbal_; both _verbal_ and _literal_ are opposed to _free_ In the sa to words only, we speak of _verbal_ criticise _Vocal_ has primary reference to the human voice; as, _vocal_ sounds, _vocal_ music; _vocal_ iven forth by other anis of birds; _oral_ is never so applied, but is li a definite ; as, an _oral_ statement

VICTORY

Synonyms:

achievee,fro of an opponent or opponents in any contest, or fro of difficulties, obstacles, evils, etc, considered as opponents or enemies In the latter sense any hard-won _achievee_, or _success_ may be termed a _victory_ In _conquest_ and _mastery_ there is implied a permanence of state that is not i the public rejoicing in honor of a _victory_, has colorious _victory_ Compare CONQUER

Antonye, retreat, destruction, disaster, frustration, overthrow, rout