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Mea culpa is a Latin term that means "my fault" or "my own mistake". It is an acknowledgment of a personal error or fault. The phrase originates in the Confiteor which is a part of the Catholic Mass where sinners acknowledge their failings before God. Confiteor translates as 'I confess'.