Meaning of ecumenical in English:
ecumenical
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adjective
(also oecumenical)
1Representing a number of different Christian Churches.
‘he was a member of ecumenical committees’- ‘The WCC is an ecumenical body which represents 337 Protestant churches.’
- ‘Basic texts for the liturgy were translated by ecumenical committees for use in the various churches.’
- ‘It is an ecumenical project involving different local churches.’
- ‘Since 1975 the material for the week has been prepared by ecumenical groups in different countries.’
- ‘I spent 1978 in Liberia learning firsthand about the ecumenical church of Jesus Christ.’
- ‘Nigeria, Ukraine, New Zealand and Germany were among the countries represented by an ecumenical group who stayed in the centre for the New Year.’
- ‘He called the first ecumenical church council in 325 to make doctrine uniform throughout the empire.’
- ‘It's a really friendly ecumenical church with about equal numbers of students and ‘normal’ people!’
- ‘It was part of an ecumenical Christian conference on the Palestinian issue in late February.’
- ‘Now it is necessary to call for a broad-based ecumenical council addressing the issue of sexual misconduct in the church.’
- ‘Most of the Reformed churches would accept the teachings of the ecumenical councils of the first millennium.’
- ‘But the faith of the Church is that when the Church meets in an ecumenical council, it is doing so under the guidance of the Spirit.’
- ‘The Queen marked her Golden Jubilee yesterday with the first-ever ecumenical church service at St George's Chapel, Windsor.’
- ‘In Downton, Churches Together staged a march of witness through the village, ending up at the Baptist Church for an ecumenical service.’
- ‘It was the first ecumenical meeting on poverty that helped to lay down the groundwork for future church coalitions.’
- ‘The exchange is open to anybody and participants will visit a milk factory, attend an official dinner dance and an ecumenical church service.’
non-denominational, non-sectarian, universal, catholic, all-embracing, all-inclusiveView synonyms- 1.1Promoting or relating to unity among the world's Christian Churches.‘the ecumenical movement’
- ‘Dunn is a Roman Catholic ecumenical author, who writes for the pluralistic contemporary Christian Church.’
- ‘Sending or lending married pastors to Catholic churches is a generous ecumenical gesture.’
- ‘These different views as to the nature of the church represent the most challenging subject in ecumenical discussion.’
- ‘This is an ecumenical event when musical Christians of different traditions will join in singing God's praise to the best of their ability.’
- ‘Laypeople need to better articulate how they balance being Catholic and being ecumenical.’
- ‘This is going to be related to our ecumenical commitment.’
- ‘United prayer meetings, ecumenical fellowship and common worship events blur doctrinal differences for the sake of their particular cause.’
- ‘Since the early 1960s, many Catholics at all levels of the church have taken an ecumenical turn.’
- ‘A useful benchmark is the remarkable ecumenical venture by the Roman Catholic agency, Aid to the Church in Need.’
- ‘This dictionary is marked by a profound ecumenical sensitivity, especially with regard to Roman Catholics.’
- ‘Though they are Presbyterian, they are very ecumenical, especially towards Catholics.’
- ‘An ecumenical spirit inspired Catholics to break down the fences that separated them from people of other religious traditions.’
- ‘Down the road in the other direction is L' Arche, an ecumenical Catholic charity that does much good work for mentally challenged adults.’
- ‘This prayer has led churches and Christian traditions into ecumenical endeavors and a resolve to work toward some kind of unity.’
- ‘In many churches this ecumenical thrust is being fueled by a counterfeit of the charismatic gifts of the early church.’
- ‘Inevitably this debate is important for non-Roman Christians and thus has serious ecumenical implications.’
- ‘Christian spirituality provides many opportunities for ecumenical sharing.’
- ‘It is an ecumenical problem that affects all churches around the globe.’
- ‘The Methodist Church has supported ecumenical efforts from its earliest beginnings.’
- ‘He wanted to reform the Roman Catholic Church, and he actually had a much more basic ecumenical view of the church.’
Pronunciation
Origin
Late 16th century (in the sense ‘belonging to the universal Church’): via late Latin from Greek oikoumenikos from oikoumenē ‘the (inhabited) earth’.
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