ecumenical
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++e·cu·men·i·cal /ˌiːkjəˈmenɪkəl◂ $ ˌek-/ adjective RRCsupporting the idea of uniting the different branches of the Christian religion 支持基督教(不同教派)大联合的 —ecumenically /-kli/ adverb
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ecumenical• The publishers' introduction is somewhat ecumenical.• None of the ecumenical character of Barr's approach remained.• The latest addition to the modest skyline ... the ecumenical church.• He was already a member of ecumenical committees.• The conference is the world's largest annual ecumenical event.• Before 1939 the ecumenical movement was always a clerical élite within the older Churches.• This is the most significant single interfaith ecumenical project to take place in the United States.• Beforehand there will be a historical walk around the city, a street theatre show and an ecumenical service.Origin ecumenical (1500-1600) Late Latin oecumenicus, from Greek oikoumene “the whole world in which people live”e·cu·men·i·cal adjectiveChineseSyllable
uniting the the different supporting Corpus of idea
ecumenical
e‧cu‧men‧i‧cal /ˌiːkjəˈmenɪkəl◂, ˌiːkjʊˈmenɪkəl◂ $ ˌek-/
adjective
—ecumenically /-kli/ adverb
e‧cu‧men‧i‧cal /ˌiːkjəˈmenɪkəl◂, ˌiːkjʊˈmenɪkəl◂ $ ˌek-/
adjective Date: 1500-1600
Language: Late Latin
Origin: oecumenicus, from Greek oikoumene 'the whole world in which people live'
supporting the idea of uniting the different branches of the Christian religionLanguage: Late Latin
Origin: oecumenicus, from Greek oikoumene 'the whole world in which people live'
—ecumenically /-kli/ adverb