What does mea culpa mean?

Definitions for mea culpa
ˈmɛ ɑ ˈkʊl pɑ; Eng. ˈmeɪ ə ˈkʌl pəmea cul·pa

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  1. mea culpanoun

    an acknowledgment of your error or guilt

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  1. Mea culpa

    Mea culpa is a phrase originating from Latin that means "my fault" or "my mistake" and is an acknowledgement of having done wrong. The expression is used also as an admission of having made a mistake that should have been avoided, and may be accompanied by beating the breast as in its use in a religious context. The phrase comes from a Western Christian prayer of confession of sinfulness, known as the Confiteor, used in the Roman Rite at the beginning of Mass or when receiving the sacrament of Penance. Grammatically, meā culpā is in the ablative case, with an instrumental meaning.

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  1. mea culpa

    "Mea Culpa" is a Latin phrase that translates to "my fault" or "my blame" in English. It is used to acknowledge personal error or to express personal responsibility or guilt for a mistake or wrongdoing.

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  1. Mea culpa

    Mea culpa is a Latin phrase that translates into English as "my mistake" or "my fault". To emphasize the message, the adjective "maxima" may be inserted, mea maxima culpa, which translates as "my most [grievous] fault."

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of mea culpa in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of mea culpa in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of mea culpa in a Sentence

  1. Harish Pillay:

    It is a mea culpa. It is about trying to make sure that the trust that we need to overcome the pandemic is not compromised.

  2. Dean Baquet:

    If I have a mea culpa for journalists and journalism.


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    a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
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