ecumenicaloecumenicaladj.

/iːkjuːˈmɛnɪkəl/

/ɛkjuːˈmɛnɪkəl/

Forms: Also 1600s oecomenical.

Etymology: formed as ecumenic adj. + -al suffix¹.

1. Ecclesiastical. Belonging to or representing the whole (Christian) world, or the universal church; general, universal, catholic; spec. applied to the general councils of the early church, and (in modern use) of the Roman Catholic Church (and hence occasionally to a general assembly of some other ecclesiastical body); also assumed as a title by the Patriarch of Constantinople; formerly sometimes applied to the Pope of Rome. Ecumenical Patriarch n. the Patriarch of Constantinople.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > Catholicity > [adjective]

universal?a1425

catholicala1530

Catholic Church1559

ecumenical1570

ecumenic1588

schismless1641

unsectarian1847

oecumenian1865

undenominational1871

multi-faith1951

1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) I. 11/1 That any one byshop aboue the rest had the name of Ocumenical, or vniuersal, or head..that is not to be founde.

1624 J. Hayward Of Supremacie Affaires Relig. 53 Iohn Bishop of Constantinople..assumed the title of Oecumenicall, or vniuersall Bishop.

1633 W. Prynne Histrio-mastix i. vii. iii. 643 By the expresse resolution of all these severall Councels, whereof one is œcumenicall.

1673 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd II. 409 You imagined the whole world had been of that mind, and 'twould pass for œcumenical Doctrine.

a1827 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XVIII. 387/2 Ecumenical.

1861 A. P. Stanley Lect. Eastern Church (1869) i. 19 These Oriental Councils were ‘general’—were ‘Oecumenical’ in a sense which fairly belonged to none besides.

1864 J. H. Newman Apologia 396 It is to the Pope in Ecumenical Council that we look, as to the normal seat of Infallibility.

1881 (title) Proceedings of the Œcumenical Methodist Conference.

1887 A. F. Heard Russ. Church & Russ. Dissent iv. 63 That the first œcumenical prelate of the Church was the patriarch of Constantinople, the second the patriarch of Alexandria.

1941 W. Temple Citizen & Churchman v. 87 What is known as the Ecumenical Movement represents a movement of the spirit.

2. gen. Belonging to the whole world; universal, general, world-wide.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [adjective] > universal

universala1393

worldly1538

catholic1552

ecumenical1607

universary1642

panica1661

global1835

cosmic1846

pancosmic1853

universalistic1872

mondial1908

1607 Bp. J. King Serm. Nov. 13 This epidemical and œcumenical contagion.

a1638 J. Mede Wks. (1672) 627 This was the Oecumenical Philosophy of the Apostles times and of the times long before them.

1681 H. More Plain Expos. Daniel iv. (Notes) 123 That Oecumenical Tax appointed by Augustus.

1869 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. European Morals I. i. 160 No other literature exhibits so expansive and œcumenical a genius [as the French].

1882 W. H. Mallock Social Equal. viii. 213 Our œcumenical commerce.

Derivatives

ecuˈmenicalism n. the theological system or doctrine of the ecumenical councils.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > Catholicity > [noun]

universality1555

catholicness1605

catholicship1653

Catholicism1789

ecumenicity1840

catholicity1847

unsectarianism1866

ecumenicality1869

undenominationalism1883

ecumenicalism1888

ecumenism1948

ecumenics1982

1888 Chicago Advance 10 May 290 Three strata, Œcumenicalism, Augustinianism, Evangelicalism.

1949 Theology 52 15 To endeavour along the lines of a misconceived ecumenicalism to smooth out these differences.

ecumeniˈcality n. = ecumenicity n.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > Catholicity > [noun]

universality1555

catholicness1605

catholicship1653

Catholicism1789

ecumenicity1840

catholicity1847

unsectarianism1866

ecumenicality1869

undenominationalism1883

ecumenicalism1888

ecumenism1948

ecumenics1982

1869 in Echo 29 July It will not be an Œcumenical Council... The primary essence of Œcumenicality is wanting to it—viz., a delegation from all Churches. Half Christendom will hold aloof from it.

ecuˈmenically adv. in an ecumenical way, in relation to the whole world, universally.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > Catholicity > [adverb]

ecumenicallya1751

undenominationally1906

a1751 Visct. Bolingbroke Wks. (1754) IV. 349 The church oecumenically assembled.

1874 J. W. Draper Hist. Confl. Relig. & Sci. xii. 341 The papacy is administered not œcumenically, not as a universal Church, for all the nations.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	ecumenical
释义	ecumenicaloecumenicaladj. /iːkjuːˈmɛnɪkəl//ɛkjuːˈmɛnɪkəl/ Forms: Also 1600s oecomenical. Etymology: formed as ecumenic adj. + -al suffix¹. 1. Ecclesiastical. Belonging to or representing the whole (Christian) world, or the universal church; general, universal, catholic; spec. applied to the general councils of the early church, and (in modern use) of the Roman Catholic Church (and hence occasionally to a general assembly of some other ecclesiastical body); also assumed as a title by the Patriarch of Constantinople; formerly sometimes applied to the Pope of Rome. Ecumenical Patriarch n. the Patriarch of Constantinople. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > Catholicity > [adjective] universal?a1425 catholicala1530 Catholic Church1559 ecumenical1570 ecumenic1588 schismless1641 unsectarian1847 oecumenian1865 undenominational1871 multi-faith1951 1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) I. 11/1 That any one byshop aboue the rest had the name of Ocumenical, or vniuersal, or head..that is not to be founde. 1624 J. Hayward Of Supremacie Affaires Relig. 53 Iohn Bishop of Constantinople..assumed the title of Oecumenicall, or vniuersall Bishop. 1633 W. Prynne Histrio-mastix i. vii. iii. 643 By the expresse resolution of all these severall Councels, whereof one is œcumenicall. 1673 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd II. 409 You imagined the whole world had been of that mind, and 'twould pass for œcumenical Doctrine. a1827 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XVIII. 387/2 Ecumenical. 1861 A. P. Stanley Lect. Eastern Church (1869) i. 19 These Oriental Councils were ‘general’—were ‘Oecumenical’ in a sense which fairly belonged to none besides. 1864 J. H. Newman Apologia 396 It is to the Pope in Ecumenical Council that we look, as to the normal seat of Infallibility. 1881 (title) Proceedings of the Œcumenical Methodist Conference. 1887 A. F. Heard Russ. Church & Russ. Dissent iv. 63 That the first œcumenical prelate of the Church was the patriarch of Constantinople, the second the patriarch of Alexandria. 1941 W. Temple Citizen & Churchman v. 87 What is known as the Ecumenical Movement represents a movement of the spirit. 2. gen. Belonging to the whole world; universal, general, world-wide. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [adjective] > universal universala1393 worldly1538 catholic1552 ecumenical1607 universary1642 panica1661 global1835 cosmic1846 pancosmic1853 universalistic1872 mondial1908 1607 Bp. J. King Serm. Nov. 13 This epidemical and œcumenical contagion. a1638 J. Mede Wks. (1672) 627 This was the Oecumenical Philosophy of the Apostles times and of the times long before them. 1681 H. More Plain Expos. Daniel iv. (Notes) 123 That Oecumenical Tax appointed by Augustus. 1869 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. European Morals I. i. 160 No other literature exhibits so expansive and œcumenical a genius [as the French]. 1882 W. H. Mallock Social Equal. viii. 213 Our œcumenical commerce. Derivatives ecuˈmenicalism n. the theological system or doctrine of the ecumenical councils. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > Catholicity > [noun] universality1555 catholicness1605 catholicship1653 Catholicism1789 ecumenicity1840 catholicity1847 unsectarianism1866 ecumenicality1869 undenominationalism1883 ecumenicalism1888 ecumenism1948 ecumenics1982 1888 Chicago Advance 10 May 290 Three strata, Œcumenicalism, Augustinianism, Evangelicalism. 1949 Theology 52 15 To endeavour along the lines of a misconceived ecumenicalism to smooth out these differences. ecumeniˈcality n. = ecumenicity n. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > Catholicity > [noun] universality1555 catholicness1605 catholicship1653 Catholicism1789 ecumenicity1840 catholicity1847 unsectarianism1866 ecumenicality1869 undenominationalism1883 ecumenicalism1888 ecumenism1948 ecumenics1982 1869 in Echo 29 July It will not be an Œcumenical Council... The primary essence of Œcumenicality is wanting to it—viz., a delegation from all Churches. Half Christendom will hold aloof from it. ecuˈmenically adv. in an ecumenical way, in relation to the whole world, universally. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > Catholicity > [adverb] ecumenicallya1751 undenominationally1906 a1751 Visct. Bolingbroke Wks. (1754) IV. 349 The church oecumenically assembled. 1874 J. W. Draper Hist. Confl. Relig. & Sci. xii. 341 The papacy is administered not œcumenically, not as a universal Church, for all the nations. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1570
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