Ecumenical
adjective
Involving or promoting unity among different Christian churches or religions.
The bishop attended an ecumenical conference to promote unity among different Christian churches.
Often appears as...
- ecumenical movement
- ecumenical council
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Religious
adjective
General, universal, applicable worldwide.
The ecumenical research was to gather data from every corner of the earth.
Often appears as...
- ecumenical principles
- ecumenical approach
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Formal
Academic
adjective
Involving or promoting unity among different Christian churches or religions.
The bishop attended an ecumenical conference to promote unity among different Christian churches.
Often appears as...
- ecumenical movement
- ecumenical council
Usage tips
Religious
adjective
General, universal, applicable worldwide.
The ecumenical research was to gather data from every corner of the earth.
Often appears as...
- ecumenical principles
- ecumenical approach
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Christian Unity Focus
Used when referring to cooperation amongst Christian denominations.
The church hosted an ecumenical service during Christmas.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond One's Own
It indicates openness to other Christian traditions, not just one's own.
Her ecumenical beliefs led her to visit churches of various denominations.
Pro Tip 3/3Interfaith Dialogue
Often used when different religions are engaging in a constructive conversation.
They attended an ecumenical event to foster interfaith understanding.
Pro Tip 1/3Christian Unity Focus
Used when referring to cooperation amongst Christian denominations.
The church hosted an ecumenical service during Christmas.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond One's Own
It indicates openness to other Christian traditions, not just one's own.
Her ecumenical beliefs led her to visit churches of various denominations.
Pro Tip 3/3Interfaith Dialogue
Often used when different religions are engaging in a constructive conversation.
They attended an ecumenical event to foster interfaith understanding.
Pro Tip 1/3Christian Unity Focus
Used when referring to cooperation amongst Christian denominations.
The church hosted an ecumenical service during Christmas.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond One's Own
It indicates openness to other Christian traditions, not just one's own.
Her ecumenical beliefs led her to visit churches of various denominations.
Pro Tip 3/3Interfaith Dialogue
Often used when different religions are engaging in a constructive conversation.
They attended an ecumenical event to foster interfaith understanding.
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David Sanborn
American Musician
I have pretty ecumenical tastes. I'm interested in a lot of different kinds of music, so I don't listen with a jaundiced ear to music because it's in a certain category, whether it's country or opera or hip-hop or bebop or whatever it is.
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Whitley Strieber
American Writer
Every Christmas now for years, I have found myself wondering about the point of the celebration. As the holiday has become more ecumenical and secular, it has lost much of the magic that I remember so fondly from childhood.
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Joel Burns
American Politician
My Methodist upbringing was very formative in my politics. I was born in 1969, and there was all this ecumenical 'we're in this together' sensitivity that was part of the United Methodist Church in the 1970s.
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Michael Korda
English Novelist
It is hard to celebrate the past in an ecumenical way, or even in a fair-minded one, apparently. The trouble with the past is not just that it's behind us, it's that it is not even over yet.
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Justin Cronin
American Author
I'm an ecumenical reader, grew up with all sorts of fiction, teach writing, went to the Iowa Writers' Workshop, so my tastes and interests are broad.
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Jim Webb
American Politician
If a minister can lead the Senate in prayer every day... what is so wrong with beginning every day of school with an ecumenical prayer?
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Charles Murray
American Scientist
Ecumenical niceness is just pabulum.
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Beppe Grillo
Italian Comedian
5SM is an ecumenical movement.
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David Sanborn
American Musician
I have pretty ecumenical tastes. I'm interested in a lot of different kinds of music, so I don't listen with a jaundiced ear to music because it's in a certain category, whether it's country or opera or hip-hop or bebop or whatever it is.
Quote examples
Whitley Strieber
American Writer
Every Christmas now for years, I have found myself wondering about the point of the celebration. As the holiday has become more ecumenical and secular, it has lost much of the magic that I remember so fondly from childhood.
Quote examples
Joel Burns
American Politician
My Methodist upbringing was very formative in my politics. I was born in 1969, and there was all this ecumenical 'we're in this together' sensitivity that was part of the United Methodist Church in the 1970s.
Quote examples
Michael Korda
English Novelist
It is hard to celebrate the past in an ecumenical way, or even in a fair-minded one, apparently. The trouble with the past is not just that it's behind us, it's that it is not even over yet.
Quote examples
Justin Cronin
American Author
I'm an ecumenical reader, grew up with all sorts of fiction, teach writing, went to the Iowa Writers' Workshop, so my tastes and interests are broad.
Quote examples
Jim Webb
American Politician
If a minister can lead the Senate in prayer every day... what is so wrong with beginning every day of school with an ecumenical prayer?
Quote examples
Charles Murray
American Scientist
Ecumenical niceness is just pabulum.
Quote examples
Beppe Grillo
Italian Comedian
5SM is an ecumenical movement.
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