“opere”

The following 3 entries include the term opere.

ex opere operantis

: in virtue of the agent used of a sacrament considered in relation to the conditions required for its valid administration or for its worthy reception compare ex opere operato

ex opere operato

: in virtue of the action used of a sacrament considered independently of the merits of the minister or the recipient compare ex opere operantis

opere citato

adverb

: in the work quoted abbreviation op. cit. or o.c.

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