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ecumenical adjective [ ˌiːkjʊˈmɛnɪk(ə)l ]

• representing a number of different Christian Churches.
• "he was a member of ecumenical committees"
Similar: non-denominational, non-sectarian, universal, catholic, all-embracing, all-inclusive,
Opposite: denominational,
Origin: late 16th century (in the sense ‘belonging to the universal Church’): via late Latin from Greek oikoumenikos from oikoumenē ‘the (inhabited) earth’.


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