Source Word
Opus Dei
Proper noun
(Christianity)
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".
Japanese Meaning
ローマ・カトリック教会に属する組織で、『聖十字架とオプス・デイ前領区』として知られる。司祭、在職聖職者、一般信徒から構成され、すべての人が聖人になる召命を持つというカトリックの教えを広めることを使命としている。一般信徒は男女問わず、世俗の活動に従事しながら、神の意志に沿って物事を導こうとする。
Sense（1）
(Christianity)
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".
