œcumenic

See also: oecumenic

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /iːkjuːˈmɛnɪk/, /ɛkjuːˈmɛnɪk/

Adjective

œcumenic (not comparable)

1. Archaic form of ecumenic.
   • 1835, Isaac Taylor, chapter VI, in Spiritual despotism, 2nd edition, Holdsworth and Ball, page 263:

     […] that great economy of provincial government and of œcumenic relationship […]

   • 1905, Emil Reich, Select Documents Illustrating Mediaeval and Modern History, page 130:

     The first œcumenic council accordingly met at Nicæa, the Emperor’s summer dwelling-place in Bithynia.

   • 1992, Jules Michelet, G. H. Smith, History of France from the earliest period to the present time, D. Appleton & Co, page 106:

     If ever general council was œcumenic, it was this of Constance.

Derived terms

• œcumaniac
• œcumenical
• œcumenics

Related terms

• œcumenicalism
• œcumenicality
• œcumenically
• œcumenicity
• œcumenism
• œcumenist

Translations

ecumenical — see ecumenical

Anagrams

• coenecium