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ecumenical

ecu·me·ni·cal

UK/ˌiːk.jʊˈmɛ.nɪ.kəl/ US/ˌɛk.jʊˈmɛ.nɪ.kəl/ uncommon rare

adjective

1.

concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions

  • “ecumenical thinking”
  • “ecumenical activities”
  • “the ecumenical movement”
2.

of worldwide scope or applicability

  • “an issue of cosmopolitan import”
  • “the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time” Christopher Morley
  • “universal experience”

Origin

From ecumenic + -al. By surface analysis, ecumene + -ical.

Phrases

  • ecumenical council
  • ecumenical movement
  • Ecumenical Patriarch

Related words

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