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ecumenical

[ ek-yoo-men-i-kuhlor, especially British, ee-kyoo- ]

adjective

  1. general; universal.
  2. pertaining to the whole Christian church.
  3. promoting or fostering Christian unity throughout the world.
  4. of or relating to a movement ecumenical movement, especially among Protestant groups since the 1800s, aimed at achieving universal Christian unity and church union through international interdenominational organizations that cooperate on matters of mutual concern.
  5. interreligious or interdenominational:

    an ecumenical marriage.

  6. including or containing a mixture of diverse elements or styles; mixed:

    an ecumenical meal of German, Italian, and Chinese dishes.



ecumenical

/ ˌɛk-; ˌiːkjʊˈmɛnɪkəl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Christian Church throughout the world, esp with regard to its unity
    1. tending to promote unity among Churches
    2. of or relating to the international movement initiated among non-Catholic Churches in 1910 aimed at Christian unity: embodied, since 1937, in the World Council of Churches
  2. rare.
    universal; general; worldwide
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌecuˈmenically, adverb
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  • ecu·meni·cal·ly adverb
  • nonec·u·menic adjective
  • nonec·u·meni·cal adjective
  • nonoec·u·menic adjective
  • unoec·u·menic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ecumenical1

1835–45; < Late Latin oecumenicus belonging to the whole inhabited world (< Greek oikoumenikós, equivalent to oikoumen- (stem of passive present participle of oikeîn to inhabit) + -ikos -ic ) + -al 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ecumenical1

C16: via Late Latin from Greek oikoumenikos, from oikein to inhabit, from oikos house
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Example Sentences

Neal is really a lovely and brilliant, gentle soul, and he’s a spiritual seeker also, although very ecumenical.

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Küng moved to a different department at Tübingen as a professor of ecumenical theology and as director of the university’s Institute for Ecumenical Research.

Where are the Jewish leaders, who led an ecumenical campaign to free Soviet Jewry that inspired people all over the world?

To celebrate together, after 17centuries, the first truly ecumenical synod.

Benjamin Franklin believed in prayer but stressed the importance of ecumenical “public religion.”

In his majority opinion, Kennedy tried to argue that the court was merely upholding that ecumenical tradition.

When I commented that he was surprisingly ecumenical for an exorcist, he smiled.

There was also a guarantee of full liberty for future conclaves and ecumenical councils.

The constitutio de fide has been adopted by the Ecumenical Council, nemine contradicente.

Our present problems are said to be waiting for the next Ecumenical Council.

Why not call an ecumenical council, appoint a commission to see to such things, and then forget the sacrilege?

As an ecclesiastical title it was used to imply, not universal (ecumenical), but a great and widespread jurisdiction.

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