ecumenic [
ˌi:kju(:)'menik]
a. 一般的, 普通的
ecumenic[ adj ]
concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions
<adj.all>
ecumenical thinkingecumenical activities
the ecumenical movement
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}.]
{Ecumenical Bishop}, a title assumed by the popes.
{Ecumenical council}. See under {Council}.