When developing an ecumenical service, take care not to offend members of any denomination.
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Ecumenical
//ˌɛk.jʊˈmɛ.nɪ.kəl//
Synonyms for "ecumenical" (100 found)
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Strong matches (30)
Related words (50)
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5 entriescoordinate
2 entriesderived
13 entriesderived from
1 entrieshas context
1 entriesrelated to
11 entriessimilar
4 entriesTranslations
46 translations across 27 languages.
Afrikaans
2 entries- ekumenies adj (ecclesiastical: pertaining to the Christian Church in a worldwide sense)
- universeel adj (general, universal, worldwide)
Bulgarian
1 entries- вселенски adj (general, universal, worldwide)
Catalan
2 entries- ecumènic adj (ecclesiastical: pertaining to the Christian Church in a worldwide sense)
- ecumènic adj (general, universal, worldwide)
Czech
2 entries- ekumenický adj (ecclesiastical: pertaining to the Christian Church in a worldwide sense)
- univerzální adj (general, universal, worldwide)
Danish
1 entries- økumenisk adj (ecclesiastical: pertaining to the Christian Church in a worldwide sense)
Dutch
2 entries- oecumenisch adj (ecclesiastical: pertaining to the Christian Church in a worldwide sense)
- oecumenisch adj (general, universal, worldwide)
Finnish
2 entries- ekumeeninen adj (ecclesiastical: pertaining to the Christian Church in a worldwide sense)
- universaali adj (general, universal, worldwide)
French
2 entries- œcuménique adj (ecclesiastical: pertaining to the Christian Church in a worldwide sense)
- œcuménique adj (general, universal, worldwide)
Friulian
2 entries- ecumenic adj (ecclesiastical: pertaining to the Christian Church in a worldwide sense)
- ecumenic adj (general, universal, worldwide)
German
1 entries- ökumenisch adj (ecclesiastical: pertaining to the Christian Church in a worldwide sense)
Hungarian
4 entries- egyetemes adj (ecclesiastical: pertaining to the Christian Church in a worldwide sense)
- egyetemes adj (general, universal, worldwide)
- ökumenikus adj (ecclesiastical: pertaining to the Christian Church in a worldwide sense)
- ökumenikus adj (general, universal, worldwide)
Indonesian
1 entries- ekumenis adj (ecclesiastical: pertaining to the Christian Church in a worldwide sense)
Italian
2 entries- ecumenico adj (ecclesiastical: pertaining to the Christian Church in a worldwide sense)
- ecumenico adj (general, universal, worldwide)
Manx
1 entries- eddyr-agglishagh adj (ecclesiastical: pertaining to the Christian Church in a worldwide sense)
Norman
2 entries- êtchuménique adj (ecclesiastical: pertaining to the Christian Church in a worldwide sense)
- êtchuménique adj (general, universal, worldwide)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- økumenisk adj (ecclesiastical: pertaining to the Christian Church in a worldwide sense)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- økumenisk adj (ecclesiastical: pertaining to the Christian Church in a worldwide sense)
Polish
2 entries- ekumeniczny adj (ecclesiastical: pertaining to the Christian Church in a worldwide sense)
- ekumeniczny adj (general, universal, worldwide)
Portuguese
4 entries- ecuménico adj (ecclesiastical: pertaining to the Christian Church in a worldwide sense)
- ecuménico adj (general, universal, worldwide)
- ecumênico adj (ecclesiastical: pertaining to the Christian Church in a worldwide sense)
- ecumênico adj (general, universal, worldwide)
Romanian
1 entries- ecumenic adj (ecclesiastical: pertaining to the Christian Church in a worldwide sense)
Russian
2 entries- вселе́нский adj (ecclesiastical: pertaining to the Christian Church in a worldwide sense)
- экуменический adj (general, universal, worldwide)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- uil-eaglaiseil adj (ecclesiastical: pertaining to the Christian Church in a worldwide sense)
- uile-choitcheann adj (general, universal, worldwide)
Slovene
1 entries- ekumenski adj (ecclesiastical: pertaining to the Christian Church in a worldwide sense)
Spanish
1 entries- ecuménico adj (ecclesiastical: pertaining to the Christian Church in a worldwide sense)
Swedish
1 entries- ekumenisk adj (ecclesiastical: pertaining to the Christian Church in a worldwide sense)
Tagalog
1 entries- malukubin adj (ecclesiastical: pertaining to the Christian Church in a worldwide sense)
Turkish
2 entries- ekümenik adj (ecclesiastical: pertaining to the Christian Church in a worldwide sense)
- ekümenik adj (general, universal, worldwide)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
An ecumenical council is a general worldwide conference of any church’s clergy and theologians who meet together, with the goal of agreeing on doctrines and practices.
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Roman Catholics believe that the pope may veto decisions of an ecumenical council, even when the pope has personally summoned the council and has dictated its terms of reference.
Source: tatoeba (9584958)
In an ecumenical prayer cycle, believers pray for every nation’s people at least once a year, affirming solidarity with everyone and compassion for all, though they are living in diverse situations, experiencing diverse problems and sharing diverse gifts.
Source: tatoeba (9584960)
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