Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin <span class="searchmatch">opus</span> <span class="searchmatch">operātum</span> (literally “work done”). <span class="searchmatch">opus</span> <span class="searchmatch">operatum</span> (uncountable) (religion) The spiritual effect in the performance...
effect in the performance of a religious rite that is ascribed chiefly or exclusively to the disposition of the recipient. ex opere operato <span class="searchmatch">opus</span> <span class="searchmatch">operatum</span>...
sacraments deriving their power from Christ's work rather than the role of humans, and thus not requiring faith to be effective. <span class="searchmatch">opus</span> operantis <span class="searchmatch">opus</span> <span class="searchmatch">operatum</span>...
word <span class="searchmatch">opus</span> sees particularly frequent use in the expression magnum <span class="searchmatch">opus</span>. Abbreviations: op., Op. <span class="searchmatch">opus</span> incertum <span class="searchmatch">opus</span> magnum <span class="searchmatch">opus</span> operantis <span class="searchmatch">opus</span> <span class="searchmatch">operatum</span> opus...