Definition of mea culpa

   mea culpa \may-uh-KOOL-puh or may-ah-KOOL-pah (the "OO" as in "wool")\ (noun) - A formal acknowledgment of personal fault or error.
   
   "While the company's CEO offered his mea culpa at the meeting, very few of the stockholders accepted it."
   
   Meaning "through my fault" in Latin, "mea culpa" comes from a prayer of confession in the Catholic Church. While said by itself it's an exclamation of apology or remorse ("It was my fault" or "I apologize"), it's also a noun -- A newspaper might issue a mea culpa for printing inaccurate information, or a politician might give a speech making mea culpas for past wrongdoings. The term is one of many English terms that derive from the Latin "culpa," meaning "guilt," including "culpable" and "culprit."
 

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