ecumenism
noun
ecumenical doctrines and practices, especially as manifested in the ecumenical movement.
ecumenist
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a word derived from
ecumenism.
Example Sentences
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The widely traveled Aleksy, in contrast, is a committed ecumenist who for 22 years served as president of the Conference of European Churches, a continent- wide Orthodox and Protestant body.
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An enthusiastic ecumenist, he will teach courses in divine justification and the sacraments during the spring semester at Manhattan's Protestant Union Theo logical Seminary.
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If this is the Ecumenical Century, it is fitting that the leading ecumenist was born in the first year of it.
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When Lyndon Johnson attended Mass at St. Matthew's Cathedral recently, Washington's Patrick Cardinal O'Boyle referred to the President in his sermon as "the chief ecumenist in this ecumenical age."
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Unlike the retired Chrysostomos, the new primate is an active ecumenist who has been a delegate for the church of Greece at several interfaith councils.
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