ecumenical

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General, universal, worldwide
Pertaining to the Christian Church in a worldwide sense or of the desire to unite the denominations of the Christian Church. Among many fundamental and evangelical Christians the word has a pejorative connotation because of desires to maintain a separate and "pure" literal interpretation of the Bible
Interreligious or interdenominational
{a} general, universal
concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions; "ecumenical thinking"; "ecumenical activities"; "the ecumenical movement"
[church] as representing the entire church and all it’s divisions
General; universal; in ecclesiastical usage, that which concerns the whole church; as, an ecumenical council
including or containing a mixture of diverse elements or styles; mixed
of or pertaining to a movement (ecumenical movement)
{s} worldwide, universal; of the Christian church
This is a word used to describe the reunion, for the purposes of working together in harmony, of the various divided and separated church groups within Christianity
Ecumenical activities, ideas, and movements try to unite different Christian Churches. ecumenical church services. supporting the idea of uniting the different branches of the Christian religion (oecumenicus, from oikoumene )
Pertaining to the Christian Church in a worldwide sense or of the desire to unite the denominations of the Christian Church
interreligous or interdenominational
of worldwide scope or applicability; "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience"
general;Universal
Of or representing the whole Christian world
Ecumenical Patriarch
The Orthodox archbishop of Constantinople who is generally recognised as head of the Eastern Orthodox Church
Ecumenical Patriarchs
plural form of Ecumenical Patriarch
ecumenical movement
a movement among Protestant groups since the 1800s aimed at achieving universal Christian unity through international or interdenominational organizations. There are also Ecumenical Councils in the Roman Catholic church; since the Great Schism (1054), the Eastern churches have not been involved
ecumenical council
church council
ecumenical movement
a movement among Protestant groups aimed at universal Christian unity a movement (especially among Protestant denominations) aimed to promote understanding and cooperation among Christian churches; aimed ultimately at universal Christian unity
ecumenical patriarch
The patriarch of Constantinople, the highest ecclesiastical official of the Eastern Orthodox Church
ecumenically
in an ecumenical manner
ecumenically
regarding ecumenism
ecumenically
in an ecumenical manner, according to the principles of the ecumenical movement (Protestant movement promoting unity between Christian denominations)
ecumenical
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