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Sephiros | 21:36 Thu 29th Aug 2002 | Phrases & Sayings
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What does Mea Culpa mean?
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'My fault' in Latin.
06:21 Fri 30th Aug 2002
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It's where the word 'culpable' (blameworthy) comes from.
12:37 Fri 30th Aug 2002
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It means "by my fault" and its use stems from the Catholic confessional lines "mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa", which in the English version is "by my fault, by my fault, by my most grievous fault".
08:58 Tue 03rd Sep 2002

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