noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Ecumenical doctrines and practices, especially as manifested in the ecumenical movement.
2. 2
   (Christianity) the doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations: aimed at universal Christian unity wordnet
3. 3
   a movement promoting union between religions (especially between Christian churches) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

ecumenicalismecumenicismadditionaffiliationagglomerationaggregation

Example

More examples

"Tom doesn't know the difference between ecumenism and communism."

Etymology

From ecumene + -ism.

Related phrases

ecumenical movement

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