Definition of ecumenical in English:

ecumenical

(also oecumenical)

adjective ˌiːkjʊˈmɛnɪk(ə)lɛkjʊˈmɛnɪk(ə)lˌɛkjəˈmɛnək(ə)l

1Representing a number of different Christian Churches.
he was a member of ecumenical committees
Example sentencesExamples
- In Downton, Churches Together staged a march of witness through the village, ending up at the Baptist Church for an ecumenical service.
- But the faith of the Church is that when the Church meets in an ecumenical council, it is doing so under the guidance of the Spirit.
- I spent 1978 in Liberia learning firsthand about the ecumenical church of Jesus Christ.
- It was part of an ecumenical Christian conference on the Palestinian issue in late February.
- The WCC is an ecumenical body which represents 337 Protestant churches.
- He called the first ecumenical church council in 325 to make doctrine uniform throughout the empire.
- The exchange is open to anybody and participants will visit a milk factory, attend an official dinner dance and an ecumenical church service.
- It is an ecumenical project involving different local churches.
- It was the first ecumenical meeting on poverty that helped to lay down the groundwork for future church coalitions.
- Basic texts for the liturgy were translated by ecumenical committees for use in the various churches.
- Most of the Reformed churches would accept the teachings of the ecumenical councils of the first millennium.
- Since 1975 the material for the week has been prepared by ecumenical groups in different countries.
- It's a really friendly ecumenical church with about equal numbers of students and ‘normal’ people!
- Now it is necessary to call for a broad-based ecumenical council addressing the issue of sexual misconduct in the church.
- The Queen marked her Golden Jubilee yesterday with the first-ever ecumenical church service at St George's Chapel, Windsor.
- Nigeria, Ukraine, New Zealand and Germany were among the countries represented by an ecumenical group who stayed in the centre for the New Year.
Synonyms
non-denominational, non-sectarian, universal, catholic, all-embracing, all-inclusive
1. 1.1 Promoting or relating to unity among the world's Christian Churches.
  the ecumenical movement
  Example sentencesExamples
  Since the early 1960s, many Catholics at all levels of the church have taken an ecumenical turn.
  Inevitably this debate is important for non-Roman Christians and thus has serious ecumenical implications.
  This is an ecumenical event when musical Christians of different traditions will join in singing God's praise to the best of their ability.
  Down the road in the other direction is L' Arche, an ecumenical Catholic charity that does much good work for mentally challenged adults.
  Laypeople need to better articulate how they balance being Catholic and being ecumenical.
  He wanted to reform the Roman Catholic Church, and he actually had a much more basic ecumenical view of the church.
  These different views as to the nature of the church represent the most challenging subject in ecumenical discussion.
  Though they are Presbyterian, they are very ecumenical, especially towards Catholics.
  In many churches this ecumenical thrust is being fueled by a counterfeit of the charismatic gifts of the early church.
  Christian spirituality provides many opportunities for ecumenical sharing.
  This prayer has led churches and Christian traditions into ecumenical endeavors and a resolve to work toward some kind of unity.
  The Methodist Church has supported ecumenical efforts from its earliest beginnings.
  A useful benchmark is the remarkable ecumenical venture by the Roman Catholic agency, Aid to the Church in Need.
  United prayer meetings, ecumenical fellowship and common worship events blur doctrinal differences for the sake of their particular cause.
  This is going to be related to our ecumenical commitment.
  An ecumenical spirit inspired Catholics to break down the fences that separated them from people of other religious traditions.
  Dunn is a Roman Catholic ecumenical author, who writes for the pluralistic contemporary Christian Church.
  It is an ecumenical problem that affects all churches around the globe.
  This dictionary is marked by a profound ecumenical sensitivity, especially with regard to Roman Catholics.
  Sending or lending married pastors to Catholic churches is a generous ecumenical gesture.

Derivatives

ecumenically

adverb

Our involvement in various ecumenical dialogues during recent decades has inevitably raised the question of ecumenically accepted texts and their effects upon our own traditions.
Example sentencesExamples
- This resource brings together ecumenically and academically diverse preachers, each of whom the church recognizes for their homiletic skills.
- Perhaps the most ecumenically minded Catholic independent schools are the twenty-one members of the Network of Sacred Heart Schools, and many Jesuit schools also have substantial non-Catholic enrollments.
- A group of ecumenically inclined Jewish and Catholic scholars, who read an early script of the movie, complained about its historical anachronisms and potential for reanimating the slander of deicide against the Jewish people.
- One of the more helpful renamed entries is ‘Daily Prayer’ rather than ‘Canonical Hours,’ a change that reflects both current usage and a more ecumenically friendly approach to the topic.

Origin

Late 16th century (in the sense 'belonging to the universal Church'): via late Latin from Greek oikoumenikos from oikoumenē 'the (inhabited) earth'.

Definition of ecumenical in US English:

ecumenical

adjectiveˌɛkjəˈmɛnək(ə)lˌekyəˈmenək(ə)l

1Representing a number of different Christian Churches.
Example sentencesExamples
- Most of the Reformed churches would accept the teachings of the ecumenical councils of the first millennium.
- It is an ecumenical project involving different local churches.
- Since 1975 the material for the week has been prepared by ecumenical groups in different countries.
- The WCC is an ecumenical body which represents 337 Protestant churches.
- It's a really friendly ecumenical church with about equal numbers of students and ‘normal’ people!
- The Queen marked her Golden Jubilee yesterday with the first-ever ecumenical church service at St George's Chapel, Windsor.
- Basic texts for the liturgy were translated by ecumenical committees for use in the various churches.
- It was the first ecumenical meeting on poverty that helped to lay down the groundwork for future church coalitions.
- But the faith of the Church is that when the Church meets in an ecumenical council, it is doing so under the guidance of the Spirit.
- He called the first ecumenical church council in 325 to make doctrine uniform throughout the empire.
- In Downton, Churches Together staged a march of witness through the village, ending up at the Baptist Church for an ecumenical service.
- I spent 1978 in Liberia learning firsthand about the ecumenical church of Jesus Christ.
- The exchange is open to anybody and participants will visit a milk factory, attend an official dinner dance and an ecumenical church service.
- It was part of an ecumenical Christian conference on the Palestinian issue in late February.
- Nigeria, Ukraine, New Zealand and Germany were among the countries represented by an ecumenical group who stayed in the centre for the New Year.
- Now it is necessary to call for a broad-based ecumenical council addressing the issue of sexual misconduct in the church.
Synonyms
non-denominational, non-sectarian, universal, catholic, all-embracing, all-inclusive
1. 1.1 Promoting or relating to unity among the world's Christian Churches.
  ecumenical dialogue
  Example sentencesExamples
  Down the road in the other direction is L' Arche, an ecumenical Catholic charity that does much good work for mentally challenged adults.
  Dunn is a Roman Catholic ecumenical author, who writes for the pluralistic contemporary Christian Church.
  Christian spirituality provides many opportunities for ecumenical sharing.
  The Methodist Church has supported ecumenical efforts from its earliest beginnings.
  Inevitably this debate is important for non-Roman Christians and thus has serious ecumenical implications.
  This dictionary is marked by a profound ecumenical sensitivity, especially with regard to Roman Catholics.
  Laypeople need to better articulate how they balance being Catholic and being ecumenical.
  This is an ecumenical event when musical Christians of different traditions will join in singing God's praise to the best of their ability.
  United prayer meetings, ecumenical fellowship and common worship events blur doctrinal differences for the sake of their particular cause.
  These different views as to the nature of the church represent the most challenging subject in ecumenical discussion.
  Though they are Presbyterian, they are very ecumenical, especially towards Catholics.
  Since the early 1960s, many Catholics at all levels of the church have taken an ecumenical turn.
  This prayer has led churches and Christian traditions into ecumenical endeavors and a resolve to work toward some kind of unity.
  It is an ecumenical problem that affects all churches around the globe.
  A useful benchmark is the remarkable ecumenical venture by the Roman Catholic agency, Aid to the Church in Need.
  In many churches this ecumenical thrust is being fueled by a counterfeit of the charismatic gifts of the early church.
  He wanted to reform the Roman Catholic Church, and he actually had a much more basic ecumenical view of the church.
  This is going to be related to our ecumenical commitment.
  Sending or lending married pastors to Catholic churches is a generous ecumenical gesture.
  An ecumenical spirit inspired Catholics to break down the fences that separated them from people of other religious traditions.

Origin

Late 16th century (in the sense ‘belonging to the universal Church’): via late Latin from Greek oikoumenikos from oikoumenē ‘the (inhabited) earth’.

单词	ecumenical
释义	Definition of ecumenical in English: ecumenical (also oecumenical) adjective ˌiːkjʊˈmɛnɪk(ə)lɛkjʊˈmɛnɪk(ə)lˌɛkjəˈmɛnək(ə)l 1Representing a number of different Christian Churches. he was a member of ecumenical committees Example sentencesExamples In Downton, Churches Together staged a march of witness through the village, ending up at the Baptist Church for an ecumenical service. But the faith of the Church is that when the Church meets in an ecumenical council, it is doing so under the guidance of the Spirit. I spent 1978 in Liberia learning firsthand about the ecumenical church of Jesus Christ. It was part of an ecumenical Christian conference on the Palestinian issue in late February. The WCC is an ecumenical body which represents 337 Protestant churches. He called the first ecumenical church council in 325 to make doctrine uniform throughout the empire. The exchange is open to anybody and participants will visit a milk factory, attend an official dinner dance and an ecumenical church service. It is an ecumenical project involving different local churches. It was the first ecumenical meeting on poverty that helped to lay down the groundwork for future church coalitions. Basic texts for the liturgy were translated by ecumenical committees for use in the various churches. Most of the Reformed churches would accept the teachings of the ecumenical councils of the first millennium. Since 1975 the material for the week has been prepared by ecumenical groups in different countries. It's a really friendly ecumenical church with about equal numbers of students and ‘normal’ people! Now it is necessary to call for a broad-based ecumenical council addressing the issue of sexual misconduct in the church. The Queen marked her Golden Jubilee yesterday with the first-ever ecumenical church service at St George's Chapel, Windsor. Nigeria, Ukraine, New Zealand and Germany were among the countries represented by an ecumenical group who stayed in the centre for the New Year. Synonyms non-denominational, non-sectarian, universal, catholic, all-embracing, all-inclusive 1.1 Promoting or relating to unity among the world's Christian Churches. the ecumenical movement Example sentencesExamples Since the early 1960s, many Catholics at all levels of the church have taken an ecumenical turn. Inevitably this debate is important for non-Roman Christians and thus has serious ecumenical implications. This is an ecumenical event when musical Christians of different traditions will join in singing God's praise to the best of their ability. Down the road in the other direction is L' Arche, an ecumenical Catholic charity that does much good work for mentally challenged adults. Laypeople need to better articulate how they balance being Catholic and being ecumenical. He wanted to reform the Roman Catholic Church, and he actually had a much more basic ecumenical view of the church. These different views as to the nature of the church represent the most challenging subject in ecumenical discussion. Though they are Presbyterian, they are very ecumenical, especially towards Catholics. In many churches this ecumenical thrust is being fueled by a counterfeit of the charismatic gifts of the early church. Christian spirituality provides many opportunities for ecumenical sharing. This prayer has led churches and Christian traditions into ecumenical endeavors and a resolve to work toward some kind of unity. The Methodist Church has supported ecumenical efforts from its earliest beginnings. A useful benchmark is the remarkable ecumenical venture by the Roman Catholic agency, Aid to the Church in Need. United prayer meetings, ecumenical fellowship and common worship events blur doctrinal differences for the sake of their particular cause. This is going to be related to our ecumenical commitment. An ecumenical spirit inspired Catholics to break down the fences that separated them from people of other religious traditions. Dunn is a Roman Catholic ecumenical author, who writes for the pluralistic contemporary Christian Church. It is an ecumenical problem that affects all churches around the globe. This dictionary is marked by a profound ecumenical sensitivity, especially with regard to Roman Catholics. Sending or lending married pastors to Catholic churches is a generous ecumenical gesture. Derivatives ecumenically adverb Our involvement in various ecumenical dialogues during recent decades has inevitably raised the question of ecumenically accepted texts and their effects upon our own traditions. Example sentencesExamples This resource brings together ecumenically and academically diverse preachers, each of whom the church recognizes for their homiletic skills. Perhaps the most ecumenically minded Catholic independent schools are the twenty-one members of the Network of Sacred Heart Schools, and many Jesuit schools also have substantial non-Catholic enrollments. A group of ecumenically inclined Jewish and Catholic scholars, who read an early script of the movie, complained about its historical anachronisms and potential for reanimating the slander of deicide against the Jewish people. One of the more helpful renamed entries is ‘Daily Prayer’ rather than ‘Canonical Hours,’ a change that reflects both current usage and a more ecumenically friendly approach to the topic. Origin Late 16th century (in the sense 'belonging to the universal Church'): via late Latin from Greek oikoumenikos from oikoumenē 'the (inhabited) earth'. Definition of ecumenical in US English: ecumenical adjectiveˌɛkjəˈmɛnək(ə)lˌekyəˈmenək(ə)l 1Representing a number of different Christian Churches. Example sentencesExamples Most of the Reformed churches would accept the teachings of the ecumenical councils of the first millennium. It is an ecumenical project involving different local churches. Since 1975 the material for the week has been prepared by ecumenical groups in different countries. The WCC is an ecumenical body which represents 337 Protestant churches. It's a really friendly ecumenical church with about equal numbers of students and ‘normal’ people! The Queen marked her Golden Jubilee yesterday with the first-ever ecumenical church service at St George's Chapel, Windsor. Basic texts for the liturgy were translated by ecumenical committees for use in the various churches. It was the first ecumenical meeting on poverty that helped to lay down the groundwork for future church coalitions. But the faith of the Church is that when the Church meets in an ecumenical council, it is doing so under the guidance of the Spirit. He called the first ecumenical church council in 325 to make doctrine uniform throughout the empire. In Downton, Churches Together staged a march of witness through the village, ending up at the Baptist Church for an ecumenical service. I spent 1978 in Liberia learning firsthand about the ecumenical church of Jesus Christ. The exchange is open to anybody and participants will visit a milk factory, attend an official dinner dance and an ecumenical church service. It was part of an ecumenical Christian conference on the Palestinian issue in late February. Nigeria, Ukraine, New Zealand and Germany were among the countries represented by an ecumenical group who stayed in the centre for the New Year. Now it is necessary to call for a broad-based ecumenical council addressing the issue of sexual misconduct in the church. Synonyms non-denominational, non-sectarian, universal, catholic, all-embracing, all-inclusive 1.1 Promoting or relating to unity among the world's Christian Churches. ecumenical dialogue Example sentencesExamples Down the road in the other direction is L' Arche, an ecumenical Catholic charity that does much good work for mentally challenged adults. Dunn is a Roman Catholic ecumenical author, who writes for the pluralistic contemporary Christian Church. Christian spirituality provides many opportunities for ecumenical sharing. The Methodist Church has supported ecumenical efforts from its earliest beginnings. Inevitably this debate is important for non-Roman Christians and thus has serious ecumenical implications. This dictionary is marked by a profound ecumenical sensitivity, especially with regard to Roman Catholics. Laypeople need to better articulate how they balance being Catholic and being ecumenical. This is an ecumenical event when musical Christians of different traditions will join in singing God's praise to the best of their ability. United prayer meetings, ecumenical fellowship and common worship events blur doctrinal differences for the sake of their particular cause. These different views as to the nature of the church represent the most challenging subject in ecumenical discussion. Though they are Presbyterian, they are very ecumenical, especially towards Catholics. Since the early 1960s, many Catholics at all levels of the church have taken an ecumenical turn. This prayer has led churches and Christian traditions into ecumenical endeavors and a resolve to work toward some kind of unity. It is an ecumenical problem that affects all churches around the globe. A useful benchmark is the remarkable ecumenical venture by the Roman Catholic agency, Aid to the Church in Need. In many churches this ecumenical thrust is being fueled by a counterfeit of the charismatic gifts of the early church. He wanted to reform the Roman Catholic Church, and he actually had a much more basic ecumenical view of the church. This is going to be related to our ecumenical commitment. Sending or lending married pastors to Catholic churches is a generous ecumenical gesture. An ecumenical spirit inspired Catholics to break down the fences that separated them from people of other religious traditions. Origin Late 16th century (in the sense ‘belonging to the universal Church’): via late Latin from Greek oikoumenikos from oikoumenē ‘the (inhabited) earth’.
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