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ecumenical

Pronunciation: /ˌiːkjʊˈmɛnɪk(ə)l, ɛk-/

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Definition of ecumenical

adjective

representing a number of different Christian Churches: he was a member of ecumenical committees
promoting or relating to unity among the world’s Christian Churches:the ecumenical movement

Derivatives

ecumenically

Origin:

late 16th century (in the sense 'belonging to the universal Church'): via late Latin from Greek oikoumenikos from oikoumenē 'the (inhabited) earth'