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Oecumenical

adjective
1.
Concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions.  Synonyms: ecumenic, ecumenical, oecumenic.  "Ecumenical activities" , "The ecumenical movement"
2.
Of worldwide scope or applicability.  Synonyms: cosmopolitan, ecumenical, general, universal, world-wide, worldwide.  "The shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time" , "Universal experience"





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"Oecumenical" Quotes from Famous Books



... parishes on the estate all dined at the Towers to-day, in order to pay their respects to their bishop. "Lothair's oecumenical council," said Hugo Bohun, as he entered the crowded room, and looked around him with an air of not ungraceful impertinence. Among the clergy was Mr. ...
— Lothair • Benjamin Disraeli
... Creed. 2. Why is the Apostles' Creed so called? 3. How did it originate? 4. What two kinds of creeds are there? 5. Name the oecumenical creeds. 6. Name the particular creeds or confessions of the Lutheran Church? 7. What does the Apostles' Creed contain? 8. Of what do the three articles of the Apostles' Creed treat? 9. What is meant by the Holy Trinity? 10. How do we know ...
— An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism • Joseph Stump


Words linked to "Oecumenical" :   oecumenic, unsectarian, oecumenism, comprehensive, nonsectarian


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