"felix culpa" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: felix culpas [plural], felices culpae [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin fēlīx culpa (“happy fault”), via Roman Catholic theology. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|fēlīx culpa||happy fault}} Latin fēlīx culpa (“happy fault”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|felices culpae|nolinkhead=1}} felix culpa (plural felix culpas or felices culpae)
  1. (literary) A series of miserable events that will eventually lead to a happier outcome. Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-felix_culpa-en-noun-cjjUQIeS
  2. (religion) The Biblical story of the fall of Adam and Eve and the loss of the Garden of Eden, known theologically as the source of original sin - meaning that this loss of innocence was a fortunate fall because of the good that would come from it, that is, Christian redemption and the eventual hope of Heaven. Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-felix_culpa-en-noun-RTw1UwLV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 84 Topics: lifestyle, religion

Noun [Latin]

IPA: /ˈfeː.liːks ˈkul.pa/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈfeːlʲiːks̠ ˈkʊɫ̪pä] [Classical-Latin], /ˈfe.liks ˈkul.pa/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈfɛːliks ˈkulpä] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From fēlīx (“happy”) + culpa (“fault, blame”). Head templates: {{la-noun|fēlīx<+> culpa<1>}} fēlīx culpa f (genitive fēlīcis culpae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|fēlīx<+> culpa<1>}} Forms: fēlīx culpa [canonical, feminine], fēlīcis culpae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], fēlīx culpa [nominative, singular], fēlīcēs culpae [nominative, plural], fēlīcis culpae [genitive, singular], fēlīcium culpārum [genitive, plural], fēlīcī culpae [dative, singular], fēlīcibus culpīs [dative, plural], fēlīcem culpam [accusative, singular], fēlīcēs culpās [accusative, plural], fēlīcī culpā [ablative, singular], fēlīcibus culpīs [ablative, plural], fēlīx culpa [singular, vocative], fēlīcēs culpae [plural, vocative]
  1. (religion) blessed fault, fortunate fall, used in reference to the Fall of Man. Tags: declension-1 Categories (topical): Religion

Inflected forms

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