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ec·u·men·i·cal

(ĕk′yə-mĕn′ĭ-kəl) also ec·u·men·ic (-mĕn′ĭk)

adj.

1. Of worldwide scope or applicability; universal.

a. Of or relating to the worldwide Christian church.

b. Concerned with establishing or promoting unity among churches or religions.

[From Late Latin oecūmenicus, from Greek oikoumenikos, from (hē) oikoumenē (gē), (the) inhabited (world), feminine present passive participle of oikein, to inhabit, from oikos, house; see weik- in Indo-European roots.]

ec′u·men′i·cal n.

ec′u·men′i·cal·ism n.

ec′u·men′i·cal·ly adv.

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Adj.

ecumenic - concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions; "ecumenical thinking"; "ecumenical activities"; "the ecumenical movement"

ecumenical, oecumenic, oecumenical

nonsectarian, unsectarian - not restricted to one sect or school or party; "religious training in a nonsectarian atmosphere"; "nonsectarian colleges"; "a wide and unsectarian interest in religion"- Bertrand Russell

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