oecumenical

adjective

1. of worldwide scope or applicability

- an issue of cosmopolitan import

- "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley

- universal experience

• Derivationally related forms: ↑universalize (for: ↑universal), ↑universe (for: ↑universal), ↑universality (for: ↑universal)

2. concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions

- ecumenical thinking

- ecumenical activities

- the ecumenical movement

• Similar to: ↑nonsectarian, ↑unsectarian

• Derivationally related forms: ↑oecumenism, ↑ecumenism (for: ↑ecumenical), ↑ecumenism (for: ↑ecumenic)

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variant of ecumenical

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/ek'yoo men"i keuhl/ or, esp. Brit., /ee'kyoo-/, adj.

ecumenical.

Also, oecumenic.

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Synonyms:

OEcumenical — [OE]c u*men ic*al, a. See {Ecumenical}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oecumenical — [ek΄yo͞o men′i kəl] adj. alt. sp. of ECUMENICAL … English World dictionary
oecumenical — Ecumenic Ec u*men ic, Ecumenical Ec u*men ic*al, a. [L. oecumenicus, Gr. ? (sc. ?) the inhabited world, fr. ? to inhabit, from o i^kos house, dwelling. See {Economy}.] General; universal; in ecclesiastical usage, that which concerns the whole… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oecumenical — chiefly British variant of ecumenical … New Collegiate Dictionary
oecumenical — /ek yoo men i keuhl/ or, esp. Brit., /ee kyoo /, adj. ecumenical. Also, oecumenic. * * * … Universalium
Oecumenical — Universal; see Ecumenical … Who’s Who in Christianity
oecumenical — a. See Ecumenical … New dictionary of synonyms
oecumenical — Вселенский … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
oecumenical — /ikjuˈmɛnɪkəl/ (say eekyooh menikuhl) adjective → ecumenical. Also, oecumenic …
oecumenical — a. see ecumenical … Dictionary of difficult words
oecumenical — Same as ecumenical … Ballentine's law dictionary

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