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ECUMENIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ecumenic mean?
• ECUMENIC (adjective)
The adjective ECUMENIC has 1 sense:
1. concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions
Familiarity information: ECUMENIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions
Synonyms:
ecumenic; ecumenical; oecumenic; oecumenical
Context example:
the ecumenical movement
Similar:
nonsectarian; unsectarian (not restricted to one sect or school or party)
Derivation:
ecumenism ((Christianity) the doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations: aimed at universal Christian unity)
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