Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Pertaining to the universal Church, representing the entire Christian world; interdenominational; sometimes by extension, interreligious.

    ökumenisch

    вселе́нскийvselénskij

  2. (not comparable, rare)General; universal; catholic; worldwide.

    экуменическийekumeničeskij

    of worldwide scope or applicability

Examples

3 sentences
  1. When developing an ecumenical service, take care not to offend members of any denomination.

    deBei der Ausarbeitung eines ökumenischen Gottesdienstes ist darauf zu achten, niemanden, gleich welcher Bekenntnis, vor den Kopf zu stoßen.

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  2. Her experiences of playing with insects as a child led to an ecumenical curiosity in entomology as an adult.

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  3. He's with the Ecumenical Catholic Communion, an independent Catholic body that ordains women and allows priests to marry.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
ecclesiastical: pertaining to the Christian Church in a worldwide sense:
general, universal, worldwide:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
ecclesiastical: pertaining to the Christian Church in a worldwide sense:

Origin

From ecumenic + -al. By surface analysis, ecumene + -ical.

From ecumenic + -al. By surface analysis, ecumene + -ical.

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