Question

mea culpa The principal said his mea culpa at the school board meeting, but not all the parents were satisfied. mi ˈkəlpə

Accepted Answer

An admission of personal fault or error. Mea culpa, Latin for “through my fault,” comes from the prayer in the Catholic mass in which, back when Latin was still the language of the mass, one would confess to having sinned “mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa” (“through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault”). When we say “Mea culpa” today, it means “I apologize” or “It was my fault.” But mea culpa is also common as a noun. So, for instance, a book may be a long mea culpa for the author's past treatment of women, or an oil company may issue a mea culpa after a tanker runs aground

word	mea culpa
definition	An admission of personal fault or error.
eg_sentence	The principal said his mea culpa at the school board meeting, but not all the parents were satisfied.
explanation	Mea culpa, Latin for “through my fault,” comes from the prayer in the Catholic mass in which, back when Latin was still the language of the mass, one would confess to having sinned “mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa” (“through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault”). When we say “Mea culpa” today, it means “I apologize” or “It was my fault.” But mea culpa is also common as a noun. So, for instance, a book may be a long mea culpa for the author's past treatment of women, or an oil company may issue a mea culpa after a tanker runs aground
IPA	mi ˈkəlpə

Mea Culpa Latin Fault Admission Personal Error Principal