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ADJECTIVE (2)

1. concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions;
- Example: "ecumenical thinking"
- Example: "ecumenical activities"
- Example: "the ecumenical movement"
[syn: ecumenic, oecumenic, ecumenical, oecumenical]

2. of worldwide scope or applicability;
- Example: "an issue of cosmopolitan import"
- Example: "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley
- Example: "universal experience"
[syn: cosmopolitan, ecumenical, oecumenical, general, universal, worldwide, world-wide]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

oecumenical \oec`u*men"ic*al\, a.
   See Ecumenical.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ecumenic \Ec`u*men"ic\, Ecumenical \Ec`u*men"ic*al\, a. [L.
   oecumenicus, Gr. ? (sc. ?) the inhabited world, fr. ? to
   inhabit, from o'i^kos house, dwelling. See Economy.]
   General; universal; in ecclesiastical usage, that which
   concerns the whole church; as, an ecumenical council.
   [Written also [oe]cumenical.]
   [1913 Webster]

   Ecumenical Bishop, a title assumed by the popes.

   Ecumenical council. See under Council.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

oecumenical
    adj 1: concerned with promoting unity among churches or
           religions; "ecumenical thinking"; "ecumenical
           activities"; "the ecumenical movement" [syn: ecumenic,
           oecumenic, ecumenical, oecumenical]
    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, ecumenical,
       oecumenical, general, universal, worldwide, world-
       wide]