opus operatum

noun

opus operatum

noun

Etymology Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin opus operātum (literally “work done”).

1

Lifestyle, Religion The spiritual effect in the performance of a religious rite which accrues from the virtue inherent in it, or by grace imparted to it, irrespective of the performer.

Related terms
ex opere operato, opus operantis

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