Opus Dei

/ (ˈəʊpəs ˈdeɪɪ) /

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noun

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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Words nearby Opus Dei

opuntia, opus, opus anglicanum, opuscule, opusculum, Opus Dei, OPV, -opy, oquassa, or, ora

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How to use Opus Dei in a sentence

His newest opus is the Kickstarter financed Red Ball of a Sun Slipping Down.
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About praising and embracing the booty in all of its forms, the song, in a way, could be seen as an opus of sorts for Minaj.
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There was the dorm-room cult classic Fight Club and the endlessly quotable Mike Judge magnum opus Office Space.
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Then something wonderfully awful happened to help Roth complete his own libidinous opus.
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For years, it was her dream to create an illustrated “magnum opus” that addressed shortcomings in American sex education.
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Id suademus, vt infantes ad nos lustrandi afferantur, quod etiam Dei beneficio iam cœpit fieri.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
He regarded his organ in St. Paul's Cathedral (rebuilt in 1899), as his magnum opus.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
A wall so faced looked as if covered with a net (B in Fig. 59) and was therefore called opus rticultum.
The Private Life of the Romans|Harold Whetstone Johnston
To behold “Diana unveiled” was equivalent in alchemical terminology to attaining the magnum opus.
Devil-Worship in France|Arthur Edward Waite
The works that bear a higher opus number than 65 were published after the composer's death by Fontana.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks