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ecumenicalism

ecumenicalism noun: the belief that there should be better understanding and closer co-operation between different denominations in the Christian Church; usually, synonym of ecumenism.

Noun

ecumenicalism (uncountable)

  1. The belief that there should be better understanding and closer co-operation between different denominations in the Christian Church; usually, synonym of ecumenism.

Origin of ecumenicalism

From ecumenical + -ism.

Questions about ecumenicalism

What does ecumenicalism mean?
Ecumenicalism means the belief that there should be better understanding and closer co-operation between different denominations in the Christian Church; usually, synonym of ecumenism.
What part of speech is ecumenicalism?
Ecumenicalism is a noun.

Words near ecumenicalism in the dictionary

  1. ecumenical council
  2. ecumenical councils
  3. ecumenical movement
  4. Ecumenical Patriarch
  5. Ecumenical Patriarchs
  6. ecumenicalism
  7. ecumenicality
  8. ecumenically
  9. ecumenicism
  10. ecumenicisms
  11. ecumenicist

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