ecumenical

(-mĕn'ĭk)
adj.

1. Of worldwide scope or applicability; universal.
2. 1. Of or relating to the worldwide Christian church.
   2. Concerned with establishing or promoting unity among churches or religions.

[From Late Latin oecūmenicus, from Greek oikoumenikos, from (hē) oikoumenē (gē), (the) inhabited (world), feminine present passive participle of oikein, to inhabit, from oikos, house.]

ecumenical ec'u·men'i·cal n.
ecumenicalism ec'u·men'i·cal·ism n.
ecumenically ec'u·men'i·cal·ly adv.

(ek-yoo-MEN-i-kuhl, ee-kyoo-)

adjective
1. Having a mix of diverse elements.
2. Universal; general.
3. Pertaining to the whole Christian church; concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions.

Etymology
From Latin oecumenicus (general, universal), from Greek oikoumenikos, from oikein (to inhabit), from oikos (house). Ultimately from the Indo-European root weik- (clan) that is also the forebear of vicinity, village, villa, and villain (originally, a villain was a farm servant, one who lived in a villa or a country house)

Usage
"An ecumenical group of Cincinnati area leaders called for an end Wednesday to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the Gaza Strip." — Rebecca Goodman; Area Groups Call For End to Gaza Conflict; Cincinnati Enquirer; Dec 31, 2008.

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adjective

So pervasive and all-inclusive as to exist in or affect the whole world: catholic, cosmic, cosmopolitan, global, pandemic, planetary, universal, worldwide. See limited/unlimited, specific/general.

adj

Definition: non-denominational
Antonyms: denominational

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - økumenisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
oecumenisch, algemeen

Français (French)
adj. - ´cuménique, ¯cuménique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ökumenisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - οικουμενικός, παγκόσμιος

Italiano (Italian)
ecumenico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ecumênico, geral

Русский (Russian)
экуменический, вселенский, всемирный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - ecuménico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ekumenisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
一般的, 普通的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 一般的, 普通的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 전반적인, 보편적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 世界的な, 全キリスト教会の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عالمي, مسكوني‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מייצג את עולם הנצרות כולו, עולמי, אקומני‬

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