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Synonyms for ecumenical

Grammar : Adj
Spell : ek-yoo-men-i-kuh l or, esp. British, ee-kyoo-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛk yʊˈmɛn ɪ kəl or, esp. British, ˈi kyʊ-

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Définition of ecumenical

Origin :
  • late 16c., "representing the entire (Christian) world," formed in English as an ecclesiastical word, from Late Latin oecumenicus "general, universal," from Greek oikoumenikos, from he oikoumene ge "the inhabited world (as known to the ancient Greeks); the Greeks and their neighbors considered as developed human society," from oikoumenos, present passive participle of oikein "inhabit," from oikos "house, habitation" (see villa).
  • adj general
Example sentences :
  • The English forms “oecumenical” and “ecumenical” are both used.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 » by Various
  • The constitutio de fide has been adopted by the Ecumenical Council, nemine contradicente.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 7, May 14, 1870 » by Various
  • Its claim to be ecumenical rests on its unanimous acceptance of "all the nations and all the churches of the Christian world."
  • Extract from : « Constantinople » by William Holden Hutton
  • Why not call an ecumenical council, appoint a commission to see to such things, and then forget the sacrilege?
  • Extract from : « Damn! » by Henry Louis Mencken
  • It was the meeting-place of numerous ecclesiastical councils, some of them ecumenical (see below, Constantinople, Councils of).
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 2 » by Various
  • Yet, despite its sectional character, the council came in time to be regarded as ecumenical alike in the West and in the East.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 2 » by Various
  • There was also a guarantee of full liberty for future conclaves and ecumenical councils.
  • Extract from : « The War Upon Religion » by Rev. Francis A. Cunningham
  • Pio Nono was to summon an Ecumenical Council which was to be the greatest event of the century.
  • Extract from : « The Earl of Beaconsfield » by James Anthony Froude
  • I wonder what th' Interurban Ixpriss Company w'u'd loike me t' be writin' thim on th' subject av 'ecumenical'?
  • Extract from : « Mike Flannery On Duty and Off » by Ellis Parker Butler
  • Then commenced a deliberation, which finished up with insults and a confusion worthy of an ecumenical council of holy fathers.
  • Extract from : « Droll Stories, Complete » by Honore de Balzac

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