- ecumenic, ecumenical
- всемирный (церковное) вселенский (о соборе) экуменический;
отстаивающий единство христианских церквей - E. movement экуменическое движение, экуменизм
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.
ecumenic, ecumenical
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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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ecumenical — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ecumenical Bishop — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ecumenical council — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ecumenical — [ek΄yo͞o men′i kəl, ek΄yəmen′i kəl] adj. [LL oecumenicus < Gr oikoumenikos, of or from the whole world < oikoumenē ( gē), the inhabited (world) < oikein, to dwell, inhabit < oikos: see ECO ] 1. general, or universal; esp., of or… … English World dictionary
ecumenic oecumenic ecumenical oecumenical — nonsectarian onsectarian adj. not restricted to one sect or school or party; as, religious training in a nonsectarian atmosphere; public funding is restricted to nonsectarian colleges. Opposite of {sectarian}. [Narrower terms: {ecumenic,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ecumenic — adjective concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions ecumenical thinking ecumenical activities the ecumenical movement • Syn: ↑oecumenic, ↑ecumenical, ↑oecumenical • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ecumenical — ecumenically, adv. /ek yoo men i keuhl/ or, esp. Brit., /ee kyoo /, adj. 1. general; universal. 2. pertaining to the whole Christian church. 3. promoting or fostering Christian unity throughout the world. 4. of or pertaining to a movement… … Universalium
ecumenical — /ɛkjəˈmɛnəkəl / (say ekyuh menuhkuhl), /ik / (say eek ) adjective 1. general; universal. 2. relating to the whole Christian church. 3. tending or intended to promote Christian unity, especially the unification of all Christian churches: the… …
ecumenical movement — noun a movement aimed to promote understanding and cooperation among Christian churches; aimed ultimately at universal Christian unity • Hypernyms: ↑religious movement * * * ecumenical movement noun A movement within the Christian church towards… … Useful english dictionary
ecumenic — adjective /iːkjuːˈmɛnɪk,ɛkjuːˈmɛnɪk/ Ecumenical.<ref name= OED /> See Also: ecumenicalism, ecumenicality, ecumenically, ecumenicity, ecumenism, ecumenist … Wiktionary
