Opus Dei

British  

/ ˈəʊpəs ˈdeɪɪ /

noun

1. another name for divine office

2. an international Roman Catholic organization of lay people and priests founded in Spain in 1928 by Josemaria Escrivá de Balaguer (1902–75), with the aim of spreading Christian principles

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Example Sentences

He remains the only American bishop affiliated with the orthodox Opus Dei movement and sits on the ecclesiastical advisory board for the Napa Institute, an organization of rich Catholics that has labored mightily over the past decade to tilt the church rightward.

From Los Angeles Times

Each came from religious movements long controversial in the Catholic world — the progressive Jesuits for Francis, the conservative Opus Dei for Gomez.

From Los Angeles Times

Most media attention on the Christian nationalist movement focuses on the white evangelicals, but there are also Opus Dei and the Catholic fa-right.

From Salon

Mr Romanowski is reportedly a member of conservative Catholic group Opus Dei, who issued a denial earlier this week that the MP was being hidden by them.

From BBC

Leo has used his connections within the Catholic Church, the Catholic Information Center, and his own religious networks—including Opus Dei—to further his cause.

From Slate