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adj. - Concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions.

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Usage examples (7)
  • Adjective : an ecumenical marriage. ,an ecumenical meal of German, Italian, and Chinese dishes
  • When hostility has broken out on an "ecumenic" thread, I'll be looking for the source.
  • In the english version of the "Gloria", they lost the meaning of this verse: "Peace to His people on earth" is less... ecumenic than "on earth peace to men of good will".
  • If the article is inappropriate for an ecumenic discussion, the tag will be changed to open.
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