peccavi

American  

[pe-key-vahy, -vee, -kah-vee] / pɛˈkeɪ vaɪ, -vi, -ˈkɑ vi /

noun

plural

peccavis

1. a confession of guilt or sin.

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peccavi British  

/ pɛˈkɑːviː /

noun

1. a confession of guilt

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Etymology

Origin of peccavi

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

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 • Jul. 27, 2022

Last November, for instance, Radio Havana carried a peculiar peccavi, purportedly in the voice of Commander Jeremiah A. Denton, U.S.N.

From Time Magazine Archive

Clinton performed miserably in his first public ceremonies of repentance, but then last Friday, at the White House prayer breakfast, delivered at last a persuasive peccavi, mea culpa.

From Time Magazine Archive

To cry peccavi; to acknowledge one's self in an error, to own a fault: from the Latin PECCAVI, I have sinned.

From 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Grose, Francis

"An insolent fellow, indeed, is my son," said the duchess, "but you see, Thusnelda, he says, pater peccavi, and I am convinced that you will find something very pretty and acceptable in your room."

From Old Fritz and the New Era by Langley, Peter