ecumenical

Words with a similar base: ecumenical, oecumenical

'ecumenical'

[ecumenic.s.01] as in: concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions

Examples:
ecumenical thinking
ecumenical activities
the ecumenical movement

'ecumenical'

[cosmopolitan.s.01] as in: of worldwide scope or applicability; ; - Christopher Morley

Examples:
an issue of cosmopolitan import
the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time
universal experience

Origins

					ecumenical (English)
├── -al (English)
└── ecumenic (English)
    └── oecumenicus (Latin)
        ├── οἰκουμένη (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
        │   └── οἰκέω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
        │       └── οἶκος (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
        │           └── ϝοῖκος (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
        └── οἰκουμενικός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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