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magnum opus A masterpiece, ''magnum opus'' (), or ''chef-d’œuvre'' (; ; ) in modern use is a creation that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career or a work of outstanding creativity, ...

'' or masterpiece is the greatest work of a writer, artist, or composer. Magnum opus may also refer to:

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* ''Magnum Opus'' (Top Quality album), a 1993 hip-hop album * ''Magnum Opus'' (Yngwie Malmsteen album), a 1995 guitar album * "Magnum Opus", a song by Kansas from ''

Leftoverture ''Leftoverture'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Kansas, released in 1976. The album was reissued in remastered format on CD in 2001. It was the band's first album to be certified by the RIAA, and remains their highest selling a ...

'' * ''Magnum Opus'', a 2014 album by Vaylon, mastered by

Leæther Strip Leæther Strip is a Danish musical project founded on 13 January 1988 by Claus Larsen. Its influence has been most felt in the electronic body music and electro-industrial genres. Leæther Strip was one of the earliest and most prominent acts ...

* Magnum Opus Studios, a music studio opened in 1978 by American musician

Randy Piper William Randall Piper (born April 13, 1953) is an American guitarist, best known as the co-founder and original guitarist of the hard rock/ heavy metal band W.A.S.P. Biography Born in San Antonio, Texas, Piper grew up listening to Elvis Presl ...

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Magnum opus (alchemy) The Great Work (Latin: ''Magnum opus'') is an alchemical term for the process of working with the prima materia to create the philosopher's stone. It has been used to describe personal and spiritual transmutation in the Hermetic tradition, atta ...

, the creation of the philosopher's stone * Great Work, a practice, concept, or ritual in Hermeticism, Thelema, or occultism * ''

Megala Erga __NOTOC__ The "Megala Erga" ( grc, Μέγαλα Ἔργα), or "Great Works", is a now fragmentary didacticism, didactic poem that was attributed to the Ancient Greece, Greek oral poet Hesiod during antiquity. Only two brief direct quotations can b ...

'' (Latin: ''Magna Opera''), an ancient didactic poem attributed to Hesiod * A vehicle in the 2015 video game ''

Mad Max ''Mad Max'' is an Australian post-apocalyptic action film series and media franchise created by George Miller and Byron Kennedy. It began in 1979 with '' Mad Max'', and was followed by three sequels: ''Mad Max 2'' (1981, released in the Unit ...

'' * ''Magnum Opus'', a 1998 Australian film * "Magnum Opus", a two-part episode in the British TV series ''

Lewis Lewis may refer to: Names * Lewis (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Lewis (surname), including a list of people with the surname Music * Lewis (musician), Canadian singer * " Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohea ...

'' * Magnum Opus, a character in the 1998 computer game '' Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire'' * ''Magnum Opus II'' (1996) and ''Magnum Opus II'' (1998), exhibitions by Israeli artist Oreet Ashery * ''Magnum Opus'', an online video series produced by ''

Complex Complex commonly refers to: * Complexity, the behaviour of a system whose components interact in multiple ways so possible interactions are difficult to describe ** Complex system, a system composed of many components which may interact with each ...

'' magazine * Magnum Opus Broadcasting, a British company founded in 2004 by

Richard Allinson Richard John McNeill Allinson (born 12 October 1958) is an English broadcaster with Greatest Hits Radio and Scala Radio and is Creative Director of Magnum Opus Broadcasting. Between 1997 to 2014 he was a disc jockey for BBC Radio 2. Early caree ...

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Steve Levine Steve LeVine (born in New York) is a journalist. He writes The Electric, new publicationon batteries, electric vehicles, and their impact on society, cities and geopolitics. He is a senior fellow on the Foresight, Strategy and Risk Initiative at ...

* Magnum Opus Press, a game publishing company founded in 2007 by the James Wallis * ''Magnum Opus: The Building of the Schoenstein Organ at the Conference Center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints'', a 2009 book by

John Longhurst John Longhurst (born 1940) is an organist for the Tabernacle Choir from 1977 through 2007. He is also noted for writing the music to the Latter-day Saint hymn "I Believe in Christ" and being one of the few main forces behind the design of the Confe ...

* "Magnus Opus" (''I Am Groot''), a 2022 short film from the series ''I Am Groot''

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