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Definitions for Ecumenical
[1] general; universal.
[2] pertaining to the whole Christian church.
[3] promoting or fostering Christian unity throughout the world.
[4] of or relating to a movement (ecumenical movement) , especially among Protestant groups since the 1800s, aimed at achieving universal Christian unity and church union through international interdenominational organizations that cooperate on matters of mutual concern.
[5] interreligious or interdenominational: an ecumenical marriage.
[6] including or containing a mixture of diverse elements or styles; mixed: an ecumenical meal of German, Italian, and Chinese dishes.
[7] of or relating to the Christian Church throughout the world, esp with regard to its unity
[8] tending to promote unity among Churches 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
[9] rare universal; general; worldwide
Words related to Ecumenical
comprehensive, all-inclusive, catholic, cosmic, cosmopolitan, global, inclusive, planetary, universal, worldwide, unifying
Words nearby Ecumenical
ectype, ecu, ecua., ecuador, ecuadorean, ecumenical, ecumenical council, ecumenical movement, ecumenical patriarch, ecumenicalism, ecumenicism
Origin of Ecumenical
1835–45; < Late Latin oecumenicus belonging to the whole inhabited world (< Greek oikoumenikós, equivalent to oikoumen- (stem of passive present participle of oikeîn to inhabit) + -ikos -ic) + -al1
Other words from Ecumenical
ec·u·men·i·cal·ly , adverb
non·ec·u·men·ic , adjective
non·ec·u·men·i·cal , adjective
non·oec·u·men·ic , adjective
un·oec·u·men·ic , adjective
Word origin for Ecumenical
C16: via Late Latin from Greek oikoumenikos, from oikein to inhabit, from oikos house
Synonyms for Ecumenical
comprehensive, all-comprehensive, all-inclusive, all-pervading, catholic, cosmic, cosmopolitan, global, inclusive, planetary, unifying, universal, worldwide