ecumenicist
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ecumenicist
Example Sentences
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An impassioned ecumenicist, he could companionably marry Renaissance liturgical music to a fox trot, as he did on at least one occasion, “Missa Super l’Homme Armé,” a 1968 opera.
From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2016
Like his predecessor, now Lord Fisher of Lambeth, he is a convinced ecumenicist, and serves as one of six co-presidents of the World Council of Churches.
From Time Magazine Archive
A fervent ecumenicist, he called for an end to divisive tensions between Christians and Jews, between Roman Catholics and Protestants.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the openness of some is on selected issues: Munich's Julius Dopfner, 49, for example, is a convinced ecumenicist and a modern-minded theologian, but was disturbed by Pope John's opening to the East.
From Time Magazine Archive
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