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oecumenical

[ek-yoo-men-i-kuhl or, especially Brit., ee-kyoo-]

adjective

ecumenical.

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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a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.

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oecumenical (ˌiːkjʊˈmɛnɪk^əl)

—*adj*
	a less common spelling of ecumenical

ecumenical, oecumenical, ecumenic or oecumenic (ˌiːkjʊˈmɛnɪk^əl, ˌɛk-, ˌiːkjʊˈmɛnɪk^əl, ˌɛk-)

—*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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