Ecumenic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ecumenic \Ec`u*men"ic\, Ecumenical \Ec`u*men"ic*al\, a. [L.
     oecumenicus, Gr. ? (sc. ?) the inhabited world, fr. ? to
     inhabit, from o'i^kos house, dwelling. See {Economy}.]
     General; universal; in ecclesiastical usage, that which
     concerns the whole church; as, an ecumenical council.
     [Written also {[oe]cumenical}.]


     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Ecumenical Bishop}, a title assumed by the popes.
  
     {Ecumenical council}. See under {Council}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ecumenic
       adj : concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions;
             "ecumenical thinking"; "ecumenical activities"; "the
             ecumenical movement" [syn: {oecumenic}, {ecumenical}, {oecumenical}]