ecumenical[adjective]Synonyms: universal, catholic, cosmic, cosmopolitan, global, planetary, worldwide
Contrasted words: diocesan, local, parochial, provincial, circumscribed, insular, limited, narrow, restricted
Related Words: heaven-wide,
all-comprehending,
all-comprehensive,
all-covering,
all-including,
all-pervading,
comprehensive,
general,
inclusive [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
e‧cu‧men‧i‧cal /ˌiːkjəˈmenɪk
əl◂, ˌiːkjʊˈmenɪk
əl◂ $ ˌek-/
adjective[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Late Latin;
Origin: oecumenicus, from Greek oikoumene 'the whole world in which people live']
supporting the idea of uniting the different branches of the Christian religion
—ecumenically /-kli/
adverb [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲