yʊˈmɛn adjective
Also, oec·u·men·ic.
Related forms
non·oec·u·men·i·cal, adjective
un·oec·u·men·i·cal, adjective
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ecumenical, oecumenical, ecumenic or oecumenic (ˌiːkjʊˈmɛnɪkəl, ˌɛk-, ˌiːkjʊˈmɛnɪkəl, ˌɛk-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 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 |
| [C16: via Late Latin from Greek oikoumenikos, from oikein to inhabit, from oikos house] | |
| oecumenical, oecumenical, ecumenic or oecumenic | |
| —adj | |
| [C16: via Late Latin from Greek oikoumenikos, from oikein to inhabit, from oikos house] | |
| ecumenic, oecumenical, ecumenic or oecumenic | |
| —adj | |
| [C16: via Late Latin from Greek oikoumenikos, from oikein to inhabit, from oikos house] | |
| oecumenic, oecumenical, ecumenic or oecumenic | |
| —adj | |
| [C16: via Late Latin from Greek oikoumenikos, from oikein to inhabit, from oikos house] | |
| ecu'menically, oecumenical, ecumenic or oecumenic | |
| —adv | |
| oecu'menically, oecumenical, ecumenic or oecumenic | |
| —adv | |
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| oecumenical (ˌiːkjʊˈmɛnɪkəl) | |
| —adj | |
| a less common spelling of ecumenical | |
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