Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

opus dei

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables: opus dei
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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".

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: opus deī

Questions

What does opus dei mean?: 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".
Where does opus dei come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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