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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.
Translations
ecumenically
adv (form) → ökumenisch; (introducing a sentence) → vom ökumenischen Standpunkt aus


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