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Ecumenical

//ˌɛk.jʊˈmɛ.nɪ.kəl// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to the universal Church, representing the entire Christian world; interdenominational; sometimes by extension, interreligious. not-comparable

    "Within Europe, the church's ecumenical partnerships have demonstrated that ecclesial unity may have political resonances."

  2. 2
    General; universal; catholic; worldwide. not-comparable, rare
Adjective
  1. 1
    of worldwide scope or applicability wordnet
  2. 2
    concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions wordnet

Etymology

From ecumenic + -al. By surface analysis, ecumene + -ical.

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