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

She was obliged to own up, however, in answer to Miss Lever's inquiries, give a precise account of their adventure, and cry "peccavi."

From The Luckiest Girl in the School by Brazil, Angela

But I shall argue this point no farther, but simply say peccavi, and I believe that he, and those like-minded with him, will be satisfied with that.

From The Silesian Horseherd - Questions of the Hour by Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)