cosmopolitan, ecumenical, oecumenical, general, universal, worldwide, world-wide
(adjective) of worldwide scope or applicability; “an issue of cosmopolitan import”; “the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time”- Christopher Morley; “universal experience”
ecumenic, oecumenic, ecumenical, oecumenical
(adjective) concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions; “ecumenical thinking”; “ecumenical activities”; “the ecumenical movement”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ecumenical (not comparable)
(ecclesiastical) Pertaining to the universal Church, representing the entire Christian world; interdenominational; sometimes by extension, interreligious. [from 16th c.]
General, universal, worldwide. [from 17th c.]
• (general, universal): universal, worldwide
Source: Wiktionary
Ec`u*men"ic, Ec`u*men"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. oecumenicus, Gr. Economy.]
Definition: General; universal; in ecclesiastical usage, that which concerns the whole church; as, an ecumenical council. [Written also .] Ecumenical Bishop, a title assumed by the popes.
– Ecumenical council. See under Council.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.
