opus magnumn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊpəs ˈmaɡnəm/, U.S.

/ˌoʊpəs ˈmæɡn(ə)m/

Inflections: Plural opera magna Brit.

/ˌɒp(ə)rə ˈmaɡnə/, U.S.

/ˌɑp(ə)rə ˈmæɡnə/.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin opus magnum.

Etymology: < classical Latin opus magnum great labour (Caesar, of contending with a storm at sea) < opus work (see opus n.) + magnum , neuter of magnus great (see magni- comb. form). Compare magnum est..opus the labour is great, used by Cicero of an orator's material. Compare magnum opus n.

A significant achievement; spec. a large and important work of art, music, or literature, esp. one regarded as the most important work of a particular artist. Cf. magnum opus n.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > [noun] > regarded as the result of labour > large or important

opus magnum1704

magnum opus1791

holdall1903

heavyweight1928

1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub v. 116 His Account of the Opus magnum is extreamly poor and deficient.

1843 J. S. Mill Syst. Logic II. v. iii. §1 To determine what these propositions are, is the opus magnum of the more recondite mental philosophy.

1877 M. Arnold Last Ess. on Church & Relig. 122 I would rather have had the opus magnum of such a man as Butler, and on such a subject as the philosophy of religion, ten years later from him still.

1901 Dict. National Biogr. at Edersheim, Alfred Here he wrote his opus magnum, ‘The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah’.

1952 C. D. Broad Ethics & Hist. Philos. 133 Now transmutation would be the opus magnum of Natural Magic.

2001 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 24 Mar. s8 I quoted St. Thomas Aquinas from his opus magnum Summa Theologia.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	opus magnum
释义	opus magnumn. Brit. /ˌəʊpəs ˈmaɡnəm/, U.S. /ˌoʊpəs ˈmæɡn(ə)m/ Inflections: Plural opera magna Brit. /ˌɒp(ə)rə ˈmaɡnə/, U.S. /ˌɑp(ə)rə ˈmæɡnə/. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin opus magnum. Etymology: < classical Latin opus magnum great labour (Caesar, of contending with a storm at sea) < opus work (see opus n.) + magnum , neuter of magnus great (see magni- comb. form). Compare magnum est..opus the labour is great, used by Cicero of an orator's material. Compare magnum opus n. A significant achievement; spec. a large and important work of art, music, or literature, esp. one regarded as the most important work of a particular artist. Cf. magnum opus n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > [noun] > regarded as the result of labour > large or important opus magnum1704 magnum opus1791 holdall1903 heavyweight1928 1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub v. 116 His Account of the Opus magnum is extreamly poor and deficient. 1843 J. S. Mill Syst. Logic II. v. iii. §1 To determine what these propositions are, is the opus magnum of the more recondite mental philosophy. 1877 M. Arnold Last Ess. on Church & Relig. 122 I would rather have had the opus magnum of such a man as Butler, and on such a subject as the philosophy of religion, ten years later from him still. 1901 Dict. National Biogr. at Edersheim, Alfred Here he wrote his opus magnum, ‘The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah’. 1952 C. D. Broad Ethics & Hist. Philos. 133 Now transmutation would be the opus magnum of Natural Magic. 2001 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 24 Mar. s8 I quoted St. Thomas Aquinas from his opus magnum Summa Theologia. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1704
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