Ecumenical
51ecumenical — adjective Etymology: Late Latin oecumenicus, from Late Greek oikoumenikos, from Greek oikoumenē the inhabited world, from feminine of oikoumenos, present passive participle of oikein to inhabit, from oikos house more at vicinity Date: circa 1587 …
52ecumenical — adj. [Gr. oikoumenikos, world wide] World wide in extent; cosmopolitan; see pandemic …
53ecumenical — adjective /ˌiːk.jʊˈmɛn.ɪk.əl,ˌɛk.jʊˈmɛn.ɪk.əl,ˌɛk.jʊˈmɛn.ɪk.əl/ a) General, universal, worldwide. b) Pertaining to the Christian Church in a worldwide sense or of the desire to unite the denominations of the Christian Church. Among many… …
54ecumenical — Synonyms and related words: all comprehending, all comprehensive, all covering, all embracing, all encompassing, all filling, all including, all inclusive, all pervading, allover, broad, broad gauged, broad minded, catholic, coacting, coactive,… …
55ecumenical — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. See generality. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective So pervasive and all inclusive as to exist in or affect the whole world: catholic, cosmic, cosmopolitan, global, pandemic, planetary, universal,… …
56ecumenical — e|cu|men|i|cal [ˌi:kjuˈmenıkəl US ˌek ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Late Latin; Origin: oecumenicus, from Greek oikoumene the whole world in which people live ] supporting the idea of uniting the different branches of the Christian religion… …
57ecumenical — ec|u|men|i|cal [ ,ekjə menıkl ] adjective encouraging different Christian churches to work and worship together …
58ECUMENICAL — derived from the Greek oikoumene which meant the entire inhabited world. Today it refers to the WORLDWIDE MOVEMENT to unite various CHRISTIAN DENOMINATIONS into one CHURCH, or Church movement, such as the WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES …
59ecumenical — ec·u·men·i·cal || ‚iËkjuË menɪkl adj. worldwide, universal; of the Christian church …
60ecumenical — [ˌi:kjʊ mɛnɪk(ə)l, ɛk ] adjective representing a number of different Christian Churches. ↘promoting or relating to unity among the world s Christian Churches. Derivatives ecumenically adverb ecumenism ɪ kju:mənɪz(ə)m noun Origin C16: via late L.… …
