peccavi

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peccavi

/pɛˈkɑːviː/ UK
/pəˈkɑːvi/ UK

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Borrowed from Latin peccāvī (“I have sinned”).

interjection

An expression of guilt or culpability.
Similar: mea culpa, my bad

noun peccavis

An act of saying ‘peccavi’; an admission of guilt or responsibility. He heard the little man's rapid exhausted breathing as he began with the opening flourish of his peccavi, ‘Father, I have sinned.’

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"peccavi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/peccavi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"peccavi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/peccavi.

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@misc{peccavi_2026,
  title = {peccavi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/peccavi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}