adj ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

nonsectarianuniversalworldwideall-comprehendingall-comprehensiveall-covering

Antonyms

All antonyms

concretesingular

Example

More examples

"When developing an ecumenical service, take care not to offend members of any denomination."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

Ecumenical Patriarchecumenical councilecumenical movement

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