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Ex opere operato

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Ex opere operato (Lat., ‘from the act done’). The objective mode of operation of the sacraments as understood in Catholic theology. The claim that a sacrament is effective ex opere operato means that so long as the conditions of its institution are properly observed and fulfilled, the defective qualities of the minister and recipient are no impediment, and grace is conferred.

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ex opere operato

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ex opere operato. A term used by theologians to express the essentially objective mode of operation of the Sacraments, and its independence of the subjective attitudes of either the minister or the recipient.

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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "ex opere operato." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "ex opere operato." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-exopereoperato.html

E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "ex opere operato." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-exopereoperato.html

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