ECUMENICALLY

Etymology

Adverb

ecumenically (comparative more ecumenically, superlative most ecumenically)

in an ecumenical manner

regarding ecumenism

Source: Wiktionary


ECUMENIC

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.

ECUMENICAL

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



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