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ecumenical
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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.

[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.]

ecu·meni·cal n.
ecu·meni·cal·ism n.
ecu·meni·cal·ly adv.

ecumenical
Adjective
1. of or relating to the Christian Church throughout the world
2. tending to promote unity among Christian churches [Greek oikoumenikos of the inhabited world]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.ecumenical - concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions; "ecumenical thinking"; "ecumenical activities"; "the ecumenical movement"
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
2.ecumenicalecumenical - of worldwide scope or applicability; "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience"
comprehensive - including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education"

ecumenical or oecumenical ecumenic oecumenic
adjective unifying, universal, non-denominational, non-sectarian, general
Translations
ecumenical [iːkjuˈmɛnɪkl] adjecuménico

ecumenical [iːkjuˈmɛnɪkl] adjœcuménique

ecumenical [iːkjuˈmɛnɪkl] adjökumenisch

ecumenical [iːkjuˈmɛnɪkl] adjecumenico/a

ecumenical
adj ecumenical [iːkjuˈmenikəl, (American ) ek-]
bringing together branches of the whole Christian church. ekumenies مَسْكوني селенски ekumenický økumenisk; fælleskirkelig ökumenisch οικουμενικός ecuménico oikumeeniline وابسته به همبستگی فرقه های گوناگون مسیحی ekumeeninen oecuménique כְּלָלִי, עוֹלָמִי שֶל הַכּנֶסִייָה गिरजाघरों के सदस्यों का सम्मेलन ekumenski ökumenikus ekumenis sem vinnur að sameiningu kristinna manna um allan heim ecumenico 全キリスト教会の 전기독교 교회의 ekumeninis ekumenisks penyatuan gereja oecumenisch økumenisk ekumeniczny ecuménico ecumenic вселенский ekumenický ekumenski ekumenski ekumenisk ที่ช่วยส่งเสริมความสามัคคีของคริสเตียนทั่วโลก bütün dünyada Hiristiyan birliğini destekleyen 全基督教的 екуменичний تمام عیسائی عالم سے متعلق thuộc về giáo hội chung 基督教


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A number of such engagements of solidarity have been carried out ecumenically in the recent past, and they need to be lifted up even as similar attempts are promoted.
The Florentine also exerts significant influence not only ecumenically, but also in interfaith ways.
Being or trying to be liturgically and ecclesiastically responsible and not to be clerical, I am cautious about receiving the bread in Catholic churches if this means that I am privileged--because of my status as an ecumenically involved ordained minister--and the other baptized children of God are not.
 
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