Opus Dei

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Opus Dei

  1. (Roman Catholicism) 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".
    • 2025 May 10, “Chicagoan pope not afraid of speaking truth to power in US”, in FT Weekend, page 3:
      Prevost moved up the ranks of the local church whose bishops were split between leftists, heavily influenced by Latin America's liberation theology, and arch-conservatives with close ties to Opus Dei.

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