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opus Dei

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
opus Dei /ˌəʊpəs ˈdeɪiː, ˌɒpəs/

▶noun

1 Christian Church liturgical worship regarded as humankind's primary duty to God.

2 (Opus Dei) a Roman Catholic organization of laymen and priests founded in 1928 with the aim of re-establishing Christian ideals in society.

– origin C19: from med. L., lit. ‘work of God’.

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