œcumenical

A form of ecumenical — Pertaining to the universal Church, representing the entire Christian world; interdenominational; sometimes by extension, interreligious.

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Meanings

adjectiveœcumenical (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative spelling of ecumenical.

    1976: Maximos, The Œcumenical Patriarchate in the Orthodox Church: A Study in the History and Canons of the Church, title (Patriarchal Institute for Patristic Studies)

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    1843: William Andrew Hammond, The Definitions of Faith: And Canons of Discipline of the Six œcumenical Councils, with the Remaining Canons of the Code of the Universal Church: Together with the Apostolical Canons: to which are Added the Constitutions and Canons Ecclesiastical of the Church of England, and of the Protestant […], title ⁺¹⁸⁴⁴ (J. A. Sparks)

    1893: Church Club of New York, The Six œcumenical Councils of the Undivided Catholic Church: Lectures Delivered in 1893 Under the Auspices of the Church Club of New York, title (E. & J.B. Young)

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