ecumenics

[ek-yoo-men-iks, ee-kyoo-]

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. the study of the Christian church in its aspect as a worldwide Christian community.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ecumenics¹

First recorded in 1935–40; ecumenical, -ics

Example Sentences

But the “high point of my career,” Reese said, were two articles he published by Cardinal Walter Kasper, the Vatican official in charge of ecumenics.

From Washington Post