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oecumenical — adjective 1. of worldwide scope or applicability an issue of cosmopolitan import the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time Christopher Morley universal experience • Syn: ↑cosmopolitan, ↑ecumenical, ↑general, ↑universal, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ecumenic — adjective concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions ecumenical thinking ecumenical activities the ecumenical movement • Syn: ↑oecumenic, ↑ecumenical, ↑oecumenical • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
oecumenic — adjective concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions ecumenical thinking ecumenical activities the ecumenical movement • Syn: ↑ecumenic, ↑ecumenical, ↑oecumenical • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ecumenic — a.; (also ecumenical) [Written also Oecumenic and Oecumenical.] General (applied especially to councils of the Church), universal … New dictionary of synonyms
ecumenical — ecumenically, adv. /ek yoo men i keuhl/ or, esp. Brit., /ee kyoo /, adj. 1. general; universal. 2. pertaining to the whole Christian church. 3. promoting or fostering Christian unity throughout the world. 4. of or pertaining to a movement… … Universalium
interchurch interdenominational — nonsectarian onsectarian adj. not restricted to one sect or school or party; as, religious training in a nonsectarian atmosphere; public funding is restricted to nonsectarian colleges. Opposite of {sectarian}. [Narrower terms: {ecumenic,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nondenominational — nonsectarian onsectarian adj. not restricted to one sect or school or party; as, religious training in a nonsectarian atmosphere; public funding is restricted to nonsectarian colleges. Opposite of {sectarian}. [Narrower terms: {ecumenic,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nonsectarian — onsectarian adj. not restricted to one sect or school or party; as, religious training in a nonsectarian atmosphere; public funding is restricted to nonsectarian colleges. Opposite of {sectarian}. [Narrower terms: {ecumenic, oecumenic, ecumenical … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
undenominational unsectarian — nonsectarian onsectarian adj. not restricted to one sect or school or party; as, religious training in a nonsectarian atmosphere; public funding is restricted to nonsectarian colleges. Opposite of {sectarian}. [Narrower terms: {ecumenic,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nonsectarian — adjective not restricted to one sect or school or party religious training in a nonsectarian atmosphere nonsectarian colleges a wide and unsectarian interest in religion Bertrand Russell • Syn: ↑unsectarian • Ant: ↑sectarian … Useful english dictionary
