ecumenism
ecumenism
Definition
ecu·men·ism (ek′yo̵̅o̅ mə niz′əm, -yə-; often e kyo̵̅o̅′-, i-)
noun
- the ecumenical movement among Christian churches
- the principles or practice of promoting cooperation or better understanding among differing religious faiths
ec′u·men·ist noun
ecumenism
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- encourage: But is this really the kind of level playing field that encourages ecumenism?
- regard: This new document does not attempt to change the teaching of the Catholic Church regarding ecumenism.
- mean: I do find it curious when people talk of ecumenism to mean ecumenism with other episcopal churches alone.
- have: What has ecumenism to contribute to contemporary debates on racism, globalization, justice, peace, and gender issues?
Adjective modifier
- false: Let me say right away, before we enter into these verses, that the Bible does not aspire or teach false ecumenism.
- local: So local ecumenism is alive in many places but the National Instruments are still viewed in many quarters with suspicion and doubt.
- evangelical: This has been the legacy of evangelical ecumenism which wants to re- embrace orthodoxy and Catholicism and everybody else.
- great: This structure was more internationalist, reflecting greater ecumenism and church independence, and the end of Western dominance in the mission field.
- biblical: Indeed the FIEC desires to encourage that kind of true and biblical ecumenism.
- modern: Modern ecumenism got off on the wrong theological footing and the crisis now provoked by Dominus Jesus is the inevitable consequence of this.
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