| ecumenical, oecumenical, ecumenic or oecumenic (ˌiːkjʊˈmɛnɪkəl, ˌɛk-, ˌiːkjʊˈmɛnɪkəl, ˌɛk-) |
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| 1. | of or relating to the Christian Church throughout the world, esp with regard to its unity |
| 2. | a. tending to promote unity among Churches |
| | b. of or relating to the international movement initiated among non-Catholic Churches in 1910 aimed at Christian unity: embodied, since 1937, in the World Council of Churches |
| 3. | rare universal; general; worldwide |
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| [C16: via Late Latin from Greek oikoumenikos, from oikein to inhabit, from oikos house] |
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| oecumenical, oecumenical, ecumenic or oecumenic |
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| [C16: via Late Latin from Greek oikoumenikos, from oikein to inhabit, from oikos house] |
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| ecumenic, oecumenical, ecumenic or oecumenic |
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| [C16: via Late Latin from Greek oikoumenikos, from oikein to inhabit, from oikos house] |
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| oecumenic, oecumenical, ecumenic or oecumenic |
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| [C16: via Late Latin from Greek oikoumenikos, from oikein to inhabit, from oikos house] |
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| ecu'menically, oecumenical, ecumenic or oecumenic |
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| oecu'menically, oecumenical, ecumenic or oecumenic |
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