Definitions for ecumenicalˈɛk yʊˈmɛn ɪ kəl; esp. Brit. ˈi kyʊ-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ec•u•men•i•calˈɛk yʊˈmɛn ɪ kəl; esp. Brit. ˈi kyʊ-(adj.)
also ec`u•men′ic
general; universal; worldwide.
of or pertaining to the whole Christian church.
Category: Religion
promoting or fostering Christian unity throughout the world.
Category: Religion
interreligious or interdenominational.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of ecumenical:
1835–45; < LL oecumenic(us) < Gk oikoumenikós of the whole world
ec`u•men′i•cal•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
ecumenic, oecumenic, ecumenical, oecumenical(adj)
concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions
"ecumenical thinking"; "ecumenical activities"; "the ecumenical movement"
cosmopolitan, ecumenical, oecumenical, general, universal, worldwide, world-wide(adj)
of worldwide scope or applicability
"an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience"
Wiktionary
ecumenical(Adjective)
Pertaining to the universal Church, representing the entire Christian world; interdenominational; sometimes by extension, interreligious.
ecumenical(Adjective)
General, universal, worldwide.
Webster Dictionary
Ecumenical(adj)
general; universal; in ecclesiastical usage, that which concerns the whole church; as, an ecumenical council
Translations for ecumenical
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
ecumenical(adjective)
bringing together branches of the whole Christian church.
- ekumeniesAfrikaans
- مَسْكونيArabic
- селенскиBulgarian
- ecumênicoPortuguese (BR)
- ekumenickýCzech
- ökumenischGerman
- økumenisk; fælleskirkeligDanish
- οικουμενικόςGreek
- ecuménicoSpanish
- oikumeenilineEstonian
- وابسته به همبستگی فرقه های گوناگون مسیحیFarsi
- ekumeeninenFinnish
- oecuméniqueFrench
- כְּלָלִי, עוֹלָמִי שֶל הַכּנֶסִייָהHebrew
- गिरजाघरों के सदस्यों का सम्मेलनHindi
- ekumenskiCroatian
- ökumenikusHungarian
- ekumenisIndonesian
- sem vinnur að sameiningu kristinna manna um allan heimIcelandic
- ecumenicoItalian
- 全キリスト教会のJapanese
- 전(全) 기독교를 대표하는Korean
- ekumeninisLithuanian
- ekumenisksLatvian
- penyatuan gerejaMalay
- oecumenischDutch
- økumeniskNorwegian
- ekumenicznyPolish
- وابسته به همبستگی فرقه های گوناگون مسیحیPersian
- په مسيحيت پورى تړلى ځاىPashto
- ecuménicoPortuguese
- ecumenicRomanian
- вселенскийRussian
- ekumenickýSlovak
- ekumenskiSlovenian
- ekumenskiSerbian
- ekumeniskSwedish
- ที่ช่วยส่งเสริมความสามัคคีของคริสเตียนทั่วโลกThai
- bütün dünyada Hiristiyan birliğini destekleyenTurkish
- 基督教教派合一的Chinese (Trad.)
- екуменичнийUkrainian
- تمام عیسائی عالم سے متعلقUrdu
- thuộc về giáo hội chungVietnamese
- 全基督教的Chinese (Simp.)
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