ecumenical

== English == === Alternative forms === œcumenical, oecumenical === Etymology === From ecumenic +‎ -al. By surface analysis, ecumene +‎ -ical. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌiːk.jʊˈmɛ.nɪ.kəl/, /ˌɛk.jʊˈmɛ.nɪ.kəl/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌɛk.jʊˈmɛ.nɪ.kəl/ === Adjective === ecumenical (not comparable) (ecclesiastical) Pertaining to the universal Church, representing the entire Christian world; interdenominational; sometimes by extension, interreligious. [from 16th c.] (rare) General; universal; catholic; worldwide. [from 17th c.] Synonyms: universal, worldwide Coordinate terms: cosmopolitan, international ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “ecumenical | oecumenical, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.