Ecumenical
1ecumenical — index general, nonsectarian Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2ecumenical — late 16c., representing the entire (Christian) world, formed in English as an ecclesiastical word, from L.L. oecumenicus general, universal, from Gk. oikoumenikos, from he oikoumene ge the inhabited world (as known to the ancient Greeks); the… …
3ecumenical — *universal, cosmic, catholic, cosmopolitan Antonyms: provincial: diocesan …
4ecumenical — meaning ‘relating to the whole Christian world’, is spelt ecu and not (as formerly) oecu . The root is Greek oikoumenē ‘the inhabited world’. The first syllable is pronounced either ek or eek …
5ecumenical — [adj] general all comprehensive, all inclusive, all pervading, catholic, comprehensive, cosmic, cosmopolitan, global, inclusive, planetary, unifying, universal, worldwide; concepts 537,772 …
6ecumenical — ► ADJECTIVE 1) representing a number of different Christian Churches. 2) promoting or relating to unity among the world s Christian Churches. DERIVATIVES ecumenically adverb. ORIGIN Greek oikoumenikos, from oikoumen the inhabited earth …
7ecumenical — [ek΄yo͞o men′i kəl, ek΄yəmen′i kəl] adj. [LL oecumenicus < Gr oikoumenikos, of or from the whole world < oikoumenē ( gē), the inhabited (world) < oikein, to dwell, inhabit < oikos: see ECO ] 1. general, or universal; esp., of or… …
8Ecumenical — 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… …
9ecumenical — ecumenically, adv. /ek yoo men i keuhl/ or, esp. Brit., /ee kyoo /, adj. 1. general; universal. 2. pertaining to the whole Christian church. 3. promoting or fostering Christian unity throughout the world. 4. of or pertaining to a movement… …
10ecumenical — [[t]i͟ːkjuːme̱nɪk(ə)l, e̱k [/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Ecumenical activities, ideas, and movements try to unite different Christian Churches. [FORMAL] ...ecumenical church services... He was deeply involved in the ecumenical movement …
