单词 | ecumenical |
释义 | ec·u·men·i·cal (ĕk′yə-mĕnĭ-kəl) also ec·u·men·ic (-mĕnĭk) adj. 1. Of worldwide scope or applicability; universal. 2. a. Of or relating to the worldwide Christian church. b. Concerned with establishing or promoting unity among churches or religions. [From Late Latin oecūmenicus, from Greek oikoumenikos, from (hē) oikoumenē (gē), (the) inhabited (world), feminine present passive participle of oikein, to inhabit, from oikos, house; see weik-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] ec′u·meni·cal n. ec′u·meni·cal·ism n. ec′u·meni·cal·ly adv. |
随便看 |
英语词典包含135693条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。