Oecumenical










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oecumenical \oec`u*men"ic*al\, a.
See Ecumenical.
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Ecumenic \Ec`u*men"ic\, Ecumenical \Ec`u*men"ic*al\, a. [L.
oecumenicus, Gr. ? (sc. ?) the inhabited world, fr. ? to
inhabit, from o'i^kos house, dwelling. See Economy.]
General; universal; in ecclesiastical usage, that which
concerns the whole church; as, an ecumenical council.
[Written also [oe]cumenical.]
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Ecumenical Bishop, a title assumed by the popes.

Ecumenical council. See under Council.
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oecumenical
adj 1: concerned with promoting unity among churches or
religions; "ecumenical thinking"; "ecumenical
activities"; "the ecumenical movement" [syn: ecumenic,
oecumenic, ecumenical, oecumenical]

2: 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,
oecumenical, general, universal, worldwide, {world-
wide}]

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