Faux pas and Venial sin

Faux pas noun - A socially improper or unsuitable act or remark.

Venial sin and faux pas are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Venial sin" instead a noun phrase "Faux pas".

Venial sin noun - A pardonable sin regarded as entailing only a partial loss of grace.

Faux pas and venial sin are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Faux pas" instead a noun phrase "Venial sin".