[ ˌi:kjʊ'mɛnɪk(ə)l , ɛk- ]
■ adjective representing a number of different Christian Churches.
↘promoting or relating to unity among the world's Christian Churches.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
ecumenism ɪ'kju:mənɪz(ə)m noun
Origin
C16: via late L. from Gk oikoumenikos from oikoumenē 'the (inhabited) earth'.