peccavi

[ pe-key-vahy, -vee, -kah-vee ]

noun

, plural pec·ca·vis.

1. a confession of guilt or sin.

peccavi

/ pɛˈkɑːviː /

noun

1. a confession of guilt

Word History and Origins

Origin of peccavi¹

1500–10; < Latin: literally, I have sinned, perfect 1st person singular of peccāre to go wrong

Word History and Origins

Origin of peccavi¹

C16: from Latin, literally: I have sinned, from peccāre

Example Sentences

So he was nowhere to be seen as a single sentence spread over supertitle screens above the stage: Pater, peccavi.

From New York Times

Surely the greatest imperial pun of all time was that attributed to British commander Sir Charles James Napier, who is reported to have cabled London after capturing the Sindh province in what was then India in 1843, “Peccavi” — Latin for “I have sinned.”

From Washington Post

As they were journeying together on a certain day, St. Molua said to him: “Peccavi vere hodie quia confessionem alicui seniori non feci de his quae egi hodie: me igitur hic sustine modicum donec vadam illuc et confitear”.

From Project Gutenberg

Supposing that, taking the bull by the horns, he were cunningly to bring about her re-introduction into the m�nage, would she be grateful, and, singing peccavi, promise to behave better in future?

From Project Gutenberg

Would you have her come down here and sing peccavi before me, whom she detests?

From Project Gutenberg