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ecumenics

American  
[ek-yoo-men-iks, ee-kyoo-] / ˌɛk yʊˈmɛn ɪks, ˌi kyʊ- /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

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

Etymology

Origin of ecumenics

First recorded in 1935–40; ecumenical, -ics

Example Sentences

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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

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