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ex opere operato

ex opere operato phrase: from the work worked; referring to sacraments deriving their power from Christ's work rather than the role of humans, and thus not requiring faith to be effective.

Phrase

ex opere operato

  1. From the work worked; referring to sacraments deriving their power from Christ's work rather than the role of humans, and thus not requiring faith to be effective.

Origin of ex opere operato

From Latin ex opere operātō.

Questions about ex opere operato

What does ex opere operato mean?
Ex opere operato means from the work worked; referring to sacraments deriving their power from Christ's work rather than the role of humans, and thus not requiring faith to be effective.
What part of speech is ex opere operato?
Ex opere operato is a phrase.

Words near ex opere operato in the dictionary

  1. ex negativo
  2. ex nihilo
  3. ex nihilo nihil fit
  4. ex nunc
  5. ex officio
  6. ex opere operato
  7. ex parte
  8. ex pede Herculem
  9. ex post
  10. ex post facto
  11. ex professo

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