ecumenical

Definition of Ecumenical in English :

see synonyms of ecumenical

Adjective

1. ecumenic, ecumenical, oecumenic, oecumenical

concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions

Example Sentences:
'ecumenical thinking'
'ecumenical activities'
'the ecumenical movement'

2. cosmopolitan, ecumenical, general, oecumenical, universal, world-wide, worldwide

of worldwide scope or applicability

Example Sentences:
'an issue of cosmopolitan import'
'the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time'
'universal experience'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ecumenical

see synonyms of ecumenical

adjective

1.

of or relating to the Christian Church throughout the world, esp with regard to its unity

2.

a.

tending to promote unity among Churches

b.

of or relating to the international movement initiated among non-Catholic Churches in 1910 aimed at Christian unity: embodied, since 1937, in the World Council of Churches

3. rare

universal; general; worldwide

Ecumenical

see synonyms of ecumenical

adjective

1.

general, or universal; esp., of or concerning the Christian church as a whole

2.

a.

furthering or intended to further the unity or unification of Christian churches

b.

of or having to do with ecumenism

Ecumenical

see synonyms of ecumenical

adj.

1. Of worldwide scope or applicability; universal.

2.

a. Of or relating to the worldwide Christian church.

b. Concerned with establishing or promoting unity among churches or religions.

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