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mea culpa

[ mey-uh kuhl-puh, mee-uh; Latin me-ah kool-pah ]

interjection

  1. my fault! (used as an acknowledgment of one's responsibility).

noun

, plural me·a cul·pas.
  1. an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.

mea culpa

/ ˈmeɪɑː ˈkʊlpɑː /

(no translation)

  1. an acknowledgment of guilt

mea culpa

  1. An expression from Catholic ritual that assigns blame to oneself: “I gave you the wrong directions to my house — mea culpa.” From Latin , meaning “my fault” or “my blame.”

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mea culpa1

From Latin: literally “through my fault”; mea culpa def 1 was first recorded in 1200–50, and mea culpa def 2 in 1815–20; culpa ( def )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mea culpa1

literally: my fault

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