Ecumenic

ec·u·men·i·cal  (ky-mn-kl) also ec·u·men·ic (-mnk)

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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[From Late Latin oecmenicus, from Greek oikoumenikos, from (h) oikoumen (g), (the) inhabited (world), feminine present passive participle of oikein, to inhabit, from oikos, house; see weik-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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ecu·meni·cal n.

ecu·meni·cal·ism n.

ecu·meni·cal·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

ecumenic - concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions; "ecumenical thinking"; "ecumenical activities"; "the ecumenical movement" ecumenical, oecumenic, oecumenical nonsectarian, unsectarian - not restricted to one sect or school or party; "religious training in a nonsectarian atmosphere"; "nonsectarian colleges"; "a wide and unsectarian interest in religion"- Bertrand Russell