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oec·u·men·i·cal    Audio Help   [ek-yoo-men-i-kuhl or, especially Brit., ee-kyoo-] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
ecumenical.
Also, oec·u·men·ic.
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oecumenical

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1. concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions; "ecumenical thinking"; "ecumenical activities"; "the ecumenical movement" [syn: ecumenic
2. of worldwide scope or applicability; "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience" [syn: cosmopolitan

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oecumenical

Ec`u*men"ic\, Ecumenical \Ec`u*men"ic*al\, a. [L. oecumenicus, Gr. ? (sc. ?) the inhabited world, fr. ? to inhabit, from ? house, dwelling. See Economy.] General; universal; in ecclesiastical usage, that which concerns the whole church; as, an ecumenical council. [Written also [oe]cumenical.]

Ecumenical Bishop, a title assumed by the popes.

Ecumenical council. See under Council.
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