felix culpa

fe lix cul pa |ˈfāliks ˈko͝olpə, ˈfēliks ˌfeɪlɪks ˈkʊlpə | ▶noun Christian Theology the sin of Adam viewed as fortunate, because it brought about the blessedness of the Redemption. • an apparent error or disaster with happy consequences: he presents the revolt of the Noldor as a felix culpa. ORIGIN mid 20th cent.: Latin, literally ‘happy fault. ’

Felixstowe

Felixstowe |ˈfiːlɪkstəʊ | a port on the east coast of England, in Suffolk; pop. 31,400 (est. 2009 ).

felix culpa

felix culpa |ˌfiːlɪks ˈkʌlpə, ˌfeɪlɪks, ˈkʊlpɑː | ▶noun (in Christian theology ) the sin of Adam viewed as fortunate, because it brought about the blessedness of the Redemption. • an apparent error or disaster with happy consequences. ORIGIN Latin, literally ‘happy fault ’.

Felixstowe

Felixstowe |ˈfiːlɪkstəʊ | a port on the east coast of England, in Suffolk; pop. 31,400 (est. 2009 ).

Felix

Fe lix Eigenname |F e lix |männlicher Vorname