Meaning of felix culpa | Babel Free
[ˈfeː.liːks ˈkʊɫ.pa]Definitions
blessed fault, fortunate fall, used in reference to the Fall of Man.
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Examples
“1265-1274. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica, III, 1, 3, ad 3, O felix culpa!”
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“O felix culpa quae talem et tantum meruit habere redemptorem. ("O happy fault that earned us so good and great a Redeemer.")”
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CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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