ecumenism

  • 1ecumenism — ecumenísm s. n. Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  ECUMENÍSM n. Mişcare religioasă ce urmăreşte scopul de a unifica toate bisericile creştine. /<fr. oecuménisme Trimis de siveco, 22.08.2004. Sursa: NODEX  ECUMENÍSM s …

    Dicționar Român

  • 2Ecumenism — • Includes the Catholic Church together with the many other religious communions which have either directly or indirectly, separated from it Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 3ecumenism — 1948, from ecumen (see ECUMENICAL (Cf. ecumenical)) + ISM (Cf. ism) …

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  • 4ecumenism — [ek΄yo͞o mə nis′ə tē, ek′yəmə nis′ə tēek′yo͞o mə niz΄əm, ek′yəmə niz΄əm; ] often [ e kyo͞o′mə niz΄əm, ikyo͞o′mə niz΄əm] n. 1. the ecumenical movement among Christian churches 2. the principles or practice of promoting cooperation or better… …

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  • 5Ecumenism — Part of a series on Christianity   …

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  • 6ecumenism — ecumenist, n. /ek yoo meuh niz euhm, i kyooh / or, esp. Brit., /ee kyoo /, n. ecumenical doctrines and practices, esp. as manifested in the ecumenical movement. [1965 70; ECUMEN(IC) + ISM] * * * Movement toward unity or cooperation among the… …

    Universalium

  • 7ecumenism — [[t]ɪkju͟ːme̱nɪzəm[/t]] N UNCOUNT Ecumenism is the belief that the different Christian Churches should be as united as possible, and can also be used to refer to actions based on this belief. [FORMAL] …

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  • 8ecumenism — noun Date: 1948 ecumenical principles and practices especially as shown among religious groups (as Christian denominations) • ecumenist noun …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 9ecumenism — noun Ecumenical doctrines and practices, especially as manifested in the ecumenical movement …

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  • 10ecumenism — Synonyms and related words: Anschluss, addition, affiliation, agglomeration, aggregation, agreement, alliance, amalgamation, assimilation, association, bipartisanship, blend, blending, breadth, broad gauge, broad mindedness, broadness, cabal,… …

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