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ecu·meni·cal (ek′yo̵̅o̅ men′i kəl, -yə-)

adjective

  1. general, or universal; esp., of or concerning the Christian church as a whole
    1. furthering or intended to further the unity or unification of Christian churches
    2. of or having to do with ecumenism

Etymology: LL oecumenicus < Gr oikoumenikos, of or from the whole world < oikoumenē (gē), the inhabited (world) < oikein, to dwell, inhabit < oikos: see eco-

Also ecumenic ec′u·men′ic

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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