ecumenicalism
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ecumenicalism
First recorded in 1945–50; ecumenical + -ism
Example Sentences
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He was a humanist who idealistically made ecumenicalism the spiritual and societal center of his life.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2020
What is inarguable about “Old Town Road” is that it had genre breadth in its bones, the kind of multicultural ecumenicalism that makes its record-setting run at No. 1 seem inevitable.
From Slate • Jul. 29, 2019
It helps, significantly, that I grew up in a relatively untroubled period in modern Catholicism — an era of post Vatican II ecumenicalism, progressivism and guitar masses.
From Salon • Feb. 12, 2013
He was also known for his breathtaking musical ecumenicalism: a champion both of early music and 20th-century fare, he performed the work of composers as diverse as Monteverdi, Stravinsky and Noël Coward.
From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2010
He characterizes Southern Baptism as "a healthy, wealthy young lady," wooed by ecumenicalism on one side, nondenominationalism on the other.
From Time Magazine Archive
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