peccavi
Americannoun
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peccavis
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
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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
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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
I will cry "peccavi" when I hear of the Duke or you attacking breeders for saying that man has made his improved shorthorns, or pouter pigeons, or bantams.
From Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Sir Francis Darwin
So that forsooth, some folks may behappen to cry peccavi.
From Anna St. Ives by Thomas Holcroft
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