Ecumenic

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /iːkjuːˈmÉ›nɪk/, /É›kjuːˈmÉ›nɪk/

Alternative forms

• Å“cumenic archaic

Origin

From Latin oecūmenicus, from Ancient Greek οἰκουμενικός (oikoumenikos, "concerning ἡ#Ancient Greek (ē oikoumenē, "ἡ οἰκουμένη#Ancient Greek")”, “the whole (known) world"). Cognate with French language œcuménique.

“ecumenic, œcumenic, a.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)

Full definition of ecumenic

Adjective

1. Ecumenical.

Derived terms

• ecumaniac
• ecumenical
• ecumenics

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