ecumenical

ec·u·men·i·cal | \ ˌe-kyə-ˈme-ni-kəl

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Definition of ecumenical

1a : of, relating to, or representing the whole of a body of churches

b : promoting or tending toward worldwide Christian unity or cooperation

2 : worldwide or general in extent, influence, or application

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Recent Examples on the Web The school was created as an ecumenical school, inclusive of all faith traditions. — Brian Albrecht, cleveland, "Urban Community School beat the odds to become a beacon for low-income students: Cleveland Champions," 1 Dec. 2019 An ecumenical community Thanksgiving service, sponsored by the Park Ridge Ministerial Association, will take place Tuesday, Nov. 26 at 7:30 p.m. at Park Ridge Community Church, 100 S. Courtland, Park Ridge. — Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com, "What’s happening in Park Ridge: Volunteers sought for Blanket of Dreams; food drive, Toys for Tots launched," 18 Nov. 2019 West is ecumenical: He was married by a Pentecostal minister, while his wife and his children have been baptized in the Armenian Orthodox Church (at the Etchmiadzin Cathedral, in Vagharshapat, Armenia). — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, "The Gospel According to Kanye," 7 Nov. 2019 The most comprehensive and widely shared statement of Christian orthodoxy is found in the creed first adopted at an ecumenical council convened by Constantine in the city of Nicaea in 325 a.d. — Christopher Beha, Harper's magazine, "How to Read the Bible," 28 Oct. 2019 Despite the stipulation, the school’s founding is an ecumenical triumph: Twenty-two of the buildings were granted for the Catholic school’s operations, and six were given to a group that would preserve Moody’s legacy through a museum. — William Z. Nardi, National Review, "A Traditional Catholic College in the Second-Least Religious State," 9 Oct. 2019 This year Catholic communities and pastors have joined ecumenical communities around the world in celebrating the Season of Creation from Sept. 1 to Oct. 4. — ExpressNews.com, "San Antonians can walk a Pilgrimage for Creation this Sunday," 4 Sep. 2019 Thousands turned out for the ecumenical funeral in St. Anne’s Cathedral in Belfast. — Susan Mckay, The New Yorker, "The Incredible Life and Tragic Death of Lyra McKee," 26 July 2019 Eddy and his peers were charged not only with wrapping Aramco in a myth of enlightened capitalism but also animating ground-level operations with a tenor of intercultural and ecumenical exchange. — Darren Dochuk, The New Republic, "Men of God and the Genesis of the U.S.-Saudi Relationship," 17 July 2019

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“Ecumenical.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ecumenical. Accessed 10 December 2019.

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