numerary
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Opus Dei, the Catholic organization to which he belonged as a celibate numerary, said the cause was pancreatic cancer.
From Washington Post
He evinces no interest in amassing personal wealth, and he’s a numerary in the Roman Catholic group Opus Dei.
To combat the spate of bad publicity, the Vatican has gone as far as hiring a former Fox News reporter, who happens to be an Opus Dei numerary, to be one of its official PR flacks.
From Newsweek
Affable and easygoing, with an all-American air in a baroque culture, Mr. Burke is a numerary in Opus Dei, which means, he said, that he is celibate and gives most of his income to the movement.
From New York Times
“Between 10 and 15” of the 70 faculty members are in Opus Dei, said the headmaster, Alvaro de Vicente, a 1983 alumnus who became a numerary while at Georgetown University.
From New York Times
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