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ecumenical
UK /ˌiːk.jʊˈmɛ.nɪ.kəl/ US /ˌɛk.jʊˈmɛ.nɪ.kəl/
adj 2
Collocations
3VERB + ECUMENICAL
developing, led
ECUMENICAL + NOUN
catholic, communion, council, curiosity, entomology, partnerships
PREP.
in, with
Definitions
adj
1
Pertaining to the universal Church, representing the entire Christian world; interdenominational; sometimes by extension, interreligious.
[William] Wake’s immense correspondence on behalf of Christian unity has been analysed fully, if not definitively, by Norman Sykes, and related to the situations in France, Switzerland, and Germany, but we may adventure a comment upon it without recapitulating an intricate, and like ecumenical narratives generally, often tedious, story.
Within Europe, the church's ecumenical partnerships have demonstrated that ecclesial unity may have political resonances.
2
General; universal; catholic; worldwide.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — of worldwide scope or applicability
- cosmopolitan
- oecumenical
- general
- universal
- worldwide
- world-wide
adjective — concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions
- ecumenic
- oecumenic
- oecumenical
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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[William] Wake’s immense correspondence on behalf of Christian unity has been analysed fully, if not definitively, by Norman Sykes, and related to the situations in France, Switzerland, and Germany, b
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Within Europe, the church's ecumenical partnerships have demonstrated that ecclesial unity may have political resonances.
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Nicaea has always been regarded as one of the milestones in the history of the Church, and reckoned as the first council to be styled ‘general’ or ‘oecumenical’.
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When developing an ecumenical service, take care not to offend members of any denomination.
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Her experiences of playing with insects as a child led to an ecumenical curiosity in entomology as an adult.
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Nestorius was anathematized by the Fourth Ecumenical Council in 451.
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