| 释义 |
ecumaniac joc. and derog.|ˌiːk(j)uːˈmeɪnɪæk, ɛ-|
[f. ecumenic a., etc., + maniac n.]
A zealous supporter of the ecumenical movement.
1963Maclean's Mag. 6 July 26/3 The ‘ecumaniacs’—as hostile religious separatists like to call them—have come to believe that it is their religious duty to break down the barriers between denominations. 1966Glasgow Herald 29 July 4/3 Ecumaniacs favour a policy of unprincipled surrender all along the line. 1976Church Times 31 Dec. 10/5 Those who had not previously had a genuine desire for unity with fellow-Christians..would not overnight have become ecumaniacs. 1986Christian Order Feb. 75 They would be ecumaniacs, not ecumenists. |