oecumenical

Ecumenic Ec`u*men"ic, Ecumenical Ec`u*men"ic*al, a. [L. oecumenicus, Gr. ? (sc. ?) the inhabited world, fr. ? to inhabit, from o'i^kos house, dwelling. See {Economy}.] General; universal; in ecclesiastical usage, that which concerns the whole church; as, an ecumenical council. [Written also {[oe]cumenical}.] [1913 Webster]

{Ecumenical Bishop}, a title assumed by the popes.

{Ecumenical council}. See under {Council}. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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Synonyms:

OEcumenical — [OE]c u*men ic*al, a. See {Ecumenical}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oecumenical — [ek΄yo͞o men′i kəl] adj. alt. sp. of ECUMENICAL … English World dictionary
oecumenical — chiefly British variant of ecumenical … New Collegiate Dictionary
oecumenical — /ek yoo men i keuhl/ or, esp. Brit., /ee kyoo /, adj. ecumenical. Also, oecumenic. * * * … Universalium
Oecumenical — Universal; see Ecumenical … Who’s Who in Christianity
oecumenical — a. See Ecumenical … New dictionary of synonyms
oecumenical — Вселенский … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
oecumenical — /ikjuˈmɛnɪkəl/ (say eekyooh menikuhl) adjective → ecumenical. Also, oecumenic …
oecumenical — a. see ecumenical … Dictionary of difficult words
oecumenical — Same as ecumenical … Ballentine's law dictionary

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