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 ● Jul. 6, 2017
“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 ● Jan. 12, 2012
Only one current student, Father Kolf said, has joined Opus Dei, as a numerary.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2012
And Martin, the America editor, contends that he gets "dozens" of calls yearly from parents saying the group has estranged or brainwashed their numerary children.
From Time Magazine Archive
A striking analogy, with regard to this numerary regulation, is afforded by Athens, while yet under an aristocratic government.
From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 by Karl Otfried Müller
