ecumenical
adjective
ec·u·men·i·cal
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Definition of ecumenical
1a
: of, relating to, or representing the whole of a body of churches
b
: promoting or tending toward worldwide Christian unity or cooperation
2
: worldwide or general in extent, influence, or application
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Other Words from ecumenical
ecumenically
\ ˌe-kyə-ˈme-ni-k(ə-)lē
, -kyü- \
adverb
, -kyü- \
adverb
Examples of ecumenical in a Sentence
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This year Catholic communities and pastors have joined ecumenical communities around the world in celebrating the Season of Creation from Sept. 1 to Oct. 4. — ExpressNews.com, "San Antonians can walk a Pilgrimage for Creation this Sunday," 4 Sep. 2019 Thousands turned out for the ecumenical funeral in St. Anne’s Cathedral in Belfast. — Susan Mckay, The New Yorker, "The Incredible Life and Tragic Death of Lyra McKee," 26 July 2019 Eddy and his peers were charged not only with wrapping Aramco in a myth of enlightened capitalism but also animating ground-level operations with a tenor of intercultural and ecumenical exchange. — Darren Dochuk, The New Republic, "Men of God and the Genesis of the U.S.-Saudi Relationship," 17 July 2019 This ecumenical love story between a Chinese immigrant (Richard Barthelmess) and a white girl child in London’s Limehouse slum district is a poem of contrasts — between cultures, sexes, and sensibilities. — Armond White, National Review, "Lillian Gish’s Genius Will Outlast Ava DuVernay and the Canon Wreckers," 26 June 2019 The trip, featuring Francis' fondness for countries on the periphery, and ecumenical events with Lutheran and Russian Orthodox faithful will be a welcome break for the Argentine pope. — Fox News, "Russia looms in background as pope travels to Baltics," 21 Sep. 2018 Sister Joyce Cox, who directs the archdiocese’s ecumenical and interfaith efforts and who served as the archdiocese’s first female vice chancellor under Archbishop Hunthausen, disputes that interpretation. — Janet I. Tu, The Seattle Times, "Seattle Archbishop Emeritus Raymond Hunthausen dies at 96," 23 July 2018 In an attempt to be ecumenical, a second example comes to mind: Former GOP Rep. Ray LaHood, who ran the Obama Transportation Department. — Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, "Why an Antitrust Farce Must Continue," 13 July 2018 Francis hosted the daylong ecumenical service in the Adriatic port city of Bari, considered a religious bridge between East and West and home to the relics of St. Nicholas, an important saint in the Orthodox Christian world. — Washington Post, "Pope denounces ‘murderous indifference’ by powers in Mideast," 7 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ecumenical.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for ecumenical
ecumenical
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of ecumenical
: involving people from different kinds of Christian churches
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