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ec·u·men·i·cal

(ĕk′yə-mĕn′ĭ-kəl) also ec·u·men·ic (-mĕn′ĭk)

adj.

1. Of worldwide scope or applicability; universal.

a. Of or relating to the worldwide Christian church.

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

[From Late Latin oecūmenicus, from Greek oikoumenikos, from (hē) oikoumenē (gē), (the) inhabited (world), feminine present passive participle of oikein, to inhabit, from oikos, house; see weik- in Indo-European roots.]

ec′u·men′i·cal n.

ec′u·men′i·cal·ism n.

ec′u·men′i·cal·ly adv.

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ecumenical

(ˌiːkjʊˈmɛnɪkəl; ˌɛk-) or

oecumenical

;

ecumenic

oecumenic

adj

1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) of or relating to the Christian Church throughout the world, esp with regard to its unity

2. (Ecclesiastical Terms)

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

[C16: via Late Latin from Greek oikoumenikos, from oikein to inhabit, from oikos house]

ˌecuˈmenically, ˌoecuˈmenically adv

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ec•u•men•i•cal

(ˈɛk yʊˈmɛn ɪ kəl; esp. Brit. ˈi kyʊ-)

also ec`u•men′ic,

adj.

1. general; universal; worldwide.

2. of or pertaining to the whole Christian church.

3. promoting or fostering Christian unity throughout the world.

4. interreligious or interdenominational.

[1835–45; < Late Latin oecumenic(us) < Greek oikoumenikós of the whole world]

ec`u•men′i•cal•ly, adv.

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Adj.	1.	ecumenical - concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions; "ecumenical thinking"; "ecumenical activities"; "the ecumenical movement" ecumenic, 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
	2.	ecumenical - of worldwide scope or applicability; "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience" universal, oecumenical, worldwide, world-wide, cosmopolitan, general comprehensive - including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education"

ecumenical

adjective unifying, universal, non-denominational, non-sectarian, general ecumenical church services

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ecumenical

adjective

So pervasive and all-inclusive as to exist in or affect the whole world:

catholic, cosmic, cosmopolitan, global, pandemic, planetary, universal, worldwide.

Translations

مَسْكوني

ekumenickýuniverzální

økumeniskfælleskirkelig

ökumenisch

ekumeeninenuniversaali

œcuménique

ökumenikus

ecumenico

ekumeninis

ekumenisks

økumenisk

экуменический

ekumenický

全基督教的

ecumenical

[ˌiːkjʊˈmenɪkəl]

A. ADJ → ecuménico

B. CPD ecumenical council N → consejo m ecuménico
ecumenical movement N → movimiento m ecuménico

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ecumenical

[ˌiːkjuˈmɛnɪk^əl ˌɛkjuˈmɛnɪk^əl] adj → œcuménique

ecumenical

adj (form) → ökumenisch; ecumenical council → Ökumenischer Rat

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ecumenical

[ˌiːkjʊˈmɛnɪk/əl] adj → ecumenico/a

ecumenical

(iːkjuˈmenikəl) , ((American) ek-) adjective

bringing together branches of the whole Christian church.

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