Etymology

Opus Dei

Today it means: The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei, a Roman Catholic organization composed of a prelate, secular clergy and lay people, whose mission is to spread the Catholic teaching that everyone is called to become a saint; its lay members, men and women, engage in the affairs of the world and seek to direct them "according to God's will". Full definition →

Latin opus deī
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromopus deī
  2. English todayOpus Dei

From Latin opus deī (literally “work of god”).

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