transconfessionaladj.
Extending across religious denominations; interdenominational.
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transconfessional1975
1975 R. R. Williams in Critique of Eucharistic Agreement i. 11 The agreements we have here are by no means the only trans-confessional agreements of modern times.
1983 Times Lit. Suppl. 7 Oct. 1103/1 Edward Schillebeeckx..has been much read beyond the bounds of the Roman Catholic community to which he belongs. He has accepted the title of ‘transconfessional’ theologian.
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