| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ec·u·men·i·cal |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   k y -mn  -kl |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also ec·u·men·ic (-mnk) |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Of worldwide scope or applicability; universal. 2a. Of or relating to the worldwide Christian church. b. Concerned with establishing or promoting unity among churches or religions. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Late Latin oec menicus, from Greek oikoumenikos, from (h ) oikoumen (g), (the) inhabited (world), feminine present passive participle of oikein, to inhabit, from oikos, house. See weik-1 in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | ecu·meni·cal —NOUN
ecu·meni·cal·ism —NOUN
ecu·meni·cal·ly —ADVERB
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