oecumenical meaning

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oecumenical (adjective): concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions.

Spelling: oecumenical (British) · ecumenical (American)

oecumenical has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

oecumenical as an adjective

  1. concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions
    • ecumenical thinking
    • ecumenical activities
    • the ecumenical movement

    Synonyms: ecumenic, oecumenic, ecumenical

    Similar: nonsectarian

    Related forms: oecumenism

  2. of worldwide scope or applicability
    • an issue of cosmopolitan import
    • the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time
    • universal experience

    Synonyms: cosmopolitan, ecumenical, general, universal, worldwide, world-wide

    Similar: comprehensive

Scrabble score: 17 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with OE · words ending in AL · 11-letter words

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