ecumenicity

  • 1ecumenicity — noun Date: 1840 the quality or state of being drawn close to others especially through Christian ecumenism …

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  • 2ecumenicity — /ek yoo meuh nis i tee, me / or, esp. Brit., /ee kyoo /, n. (in the Christian church) the state of being ecumenically united, esp. in furthering the aims of the ecumenical movement. [1830 40; ECUMENIC + ITY] * * * …

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  • 3ecumenicity — noun A tendency towards co operation with other denominations; ecumenism …

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  • 4ecumenicity — n. goal of the Protestant movement which promotes unity between Christian denominations …

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  • 5ecumenicity — ec·u·me·nic·i·ty …

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  • 6ecumenicity — ec•u•me•nic•i•ty [[t]ˌɛk yʊ məˈnɪs ɪ ti, mɛ [/t]] or, esp. Brit., [[t]ˈi kyʊ [/t]] n. rel cv the state of being ecumenically united • Etymology: 1830–40 …

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  • 7ecumenicity — ˌekyəməˈnisəd.ē, ˌēk , (ˌ)meˈ noun ( es) Etymology: ecumenic + ity : the quality or state of being ecumenical; especially : the condition of being ecumenically united in a worldwide interconfessional and interdenominational Christian fellowship …

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  • 9Infallibility — • In general, exemption or immunity from liability to error or failure; in particular in theological usage, the supernatural prerogative by which the Church of Christ is, by a special Divine assistance, preserved from liability to error in her… …

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  • 10Ecumenical council — This article is about ecumenical councils in general. For the Roman Catholic councils, see Catholic Ecumenical Councils. For the Salvador Dalí painting, see The Ecumenical Council (painting). Part of a series on Christianity …

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