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Word: ecumenical (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


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Adjective:

  • ecclesiastical Pertaining to the Church in a worldwide sense or of the desire to unite the denominations of the Christian Church. Among many fundamental and evangelical Christians the word has a derogatory connotation because of desires to maintain a separate and "pure" literal interpretation of the Bible.
  • General, universal, worldwide.
  • Interreligious or interdenominational.

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