Opus Dei

/ 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

Example Sentences

He has appointed a trio of heavy-handed prelates led by Opus Dei leader Julian Herranz to stop the leaks—one way or another.

From The Daily Beast

Thus His will creates; and nature is His work (opus Dei natura est).

From Project Gutenberg