Opus
['əʊpəs;'ɒp-] or [ˈoʊpəs]
Definition
(n.) A work; specif. (Mus.), a musical composition.
Typist: Maxine
Definition
n. work a work.—Opus magnum the great work of one's life; Opus operantis (theol.) the effect of a sacrament ascribed chiefly if not exclusively to the spiritual disposition of the recipient the grace flowing ex opere operantis—the Protestant view; Opus operatum the due celebration of a sacrament necessarily involving the grace of the sacrament which flows ex opere operato from the sacramental act performed independent of the merit of him who administers it—the R.C. view.
Edited by Ahmed
Examples
- That is my MAGNUM OPUS--the pile of papers on the side table yonder. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- It's like a comic opera to-day. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- He rose with the rest, and surveyed the occupants of the boxes grandly with his opera-glass. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- He had been to the Opera, and knew the merits of the principal actors, preferring Mr. Kean to Mr. Kemble. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- She wanted to go to the Opera. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Carriages and opera-boxes, thought he; fancy being seen in them by the side of such a mahogany charmer as that! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The stranger at the Opera again! Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- She bustled, she chattered, she turned and twisted, and smiled upon one, and smirked on another, all in full view of the jealous opera-glass opposite. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- It has been made the ground-work of one or two novels and an opera by Wagner. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- We have come up to town on purpose to witness an Italian Opera, and we have procured tickets for this box. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Edward Dale saw him at the Opera. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
Typist: Ralph