felix culpa

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin fēlīx culpa (“blessed fault”), via Roman Catholic theology, first used in Latin in the 4th century CE. === Noun === felix culpa (plural felix culpas or felices culpae) (literary) A series of miserable events that will eventually lead to a happier outcome. Synonym: blessing in disguise (theology) The Biblical story of the fall of Adam and Eve, the original sin, seen as fortunate (fēlīx), because it led to Christian redemption and the eventual hope of Heaven. == Latin == === Etymology === From fēlīx (“happy”) + culpa (“fault, blame”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfeː.liːks ˈkʊɫ.pa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfɛː.liks ˈkul.pa] === Noun === fēlīx culpa f (genitive fēlīcis culpae); first declension (religion) blessed fault, fortunate fall, used in reference to the Fall of Man. 1265-1274. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica, III, 1, 3, ad 3, (Can we date this quote?), Traditional Latin Mass, and Exsultet of the Easter Vigil masses: ==== Declension ==== Third-declension adjective with a first-declension noun.