English Explanatory Dictionary

culpa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Negligence or fault, as distinguishable from dolus (deceit, fraud), which implies intent, culpa being imputable to defect of intellect, dolus to defect of heart.

Pronunciation

/ˈkʊlpə/ /ˈkʌlpə/

Word forms

culpa culpae

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin culpa.

Related words

culpa lata culpa levis felix culpa mea culpa nostra culpa tua culpa
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