oikumene

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek οἰκουμένη (oikouménē)

Noun

oikumene (plural oikumenes)

1. The civilized world or inhabited world, referring to the location and time in the known world where human civilization exists.

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek οἰκουμένη (oikouménē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [oi̯.kuˈme.ne]
• Hyphenation: oi‧ku‧mé‧né

Noun

oikuméné (first-person possessive oikumeneku, second-person possessive oikumenemu, third-person possessive oikumenenya)

1. (Christianity) ecumene, unification of Christianity.

Further reading

• “oikumene” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.