ECUMENICAL


Meaning of ECUMENICAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌe-kyə-ˈme-ni-kəl, -kyü- ]

adjective

Etymology: Late Latin oecumenicus, from Late Greek oikoumenikos, from Greek oikoumenē the inhabited world, from feminine of oikoumenos, present passive participle of oikein to inhabit, from oikos house — more at vicinity

Date: circa 1587

1. : worldwide or general in extent, influence, or application

2.

a. : of, relating to, or representing the whole of a body of churches

b. : promoting or tending toward worldwide Christian unity or cooperation

• ec·u·men·i·cal·ly -k(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.