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单词 ecumenical
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ecumenical
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adj

The adjective ecumenical refers to something universal, or something that has a wide, general application.
You might refer to a wide assortment of ethnic foods served together as being ecumenical, and you'd be technically correct, as the word does mean something general and worldwide. But the term is most widely connected with religious unity, specifically Christianity. The original Greek root word, oikos, means "house," and that grew into the word oikoumenikós, which means "the entire world." Today it most often refers to bringing people of diverse Christian religions together; however, an ecumenical service might bring Christians, Jews, and Muslims together under one roof.
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ecumenical: ecumenicalism+/ecumenic: ecumenically, ecumenism/ecumenism: ecumenical
USAGE EXAMPLES
The beer festival lived up to the rector’s ecumenical ideals.
Wall Street Journal(Dec 20, 2016)
This ecumenical approach enabled him to cross the barriers between those of different faiths.
BBC(Dec 19, 2016)
The ecumenical menu might include a raw seafood medley with sea urchin, a Moroccan-tinged lamb and the Yodel dessert, a supersize rolled devil’s food cake.
Wall Street Journal(Nov 24, 2016)
1adj concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions
ecumenical thinking
ecumenical activities
the ecumenical movement
Syn
ecumenic, oecumenic, oecumenical
nonsectarian, unsectarian
not restricted to one sect or school or party
2adj of worldwide scope or applicability
"the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley
Syn
cosmopolitan, general, oecumenical, universal, world-wide, worldwide
comprehensive
including all or everything
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