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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: lifestyle, religion
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin opus operātum (literally “work done”).
