Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Mea culpa is a Latin phrase that means "through my fault" and is an acknowledgement of having done wrong.Grammatically, meā culpā is in the ablative case, with an instrumental meaning.The phrase comes from a 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.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. If, for instance, a sports player admits that his team lost a game because he missed an opportunity to score, this acknowledgement may be called a mea culpa.In the United States, the slang phrase "my bad" might be used in such circumstances."@en }
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- Q525198 abstract "Mea culpa is a Latin phrase that means "through my fault" and is an acknowledgement of having done wrong.Grammatically, meā culpā is in the ablative case, with an instrumental meaning.The phrase comes from a 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.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. If, for instance, a sports player admits that his team lost a game because he missed an opportunity to score, this acknowledgement may be called a mea culpa.In the United States, the slang phrase "my bad" might be used in such circumstances.".