ecumenism

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/iːˈkjuː.mə.nɪzm//ˌɛk.jʊˈmɛ.nɪzm/

noun

Ecumenical doctrines and practices, especially as manifested in the ecumenical movement.

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Meanings

nounecumenism (plural ecumenisms)

plural ecumenisms · alternative œcumenism

  1. human sciencesEcumenical doctrines and practices, especially as manifested in the ecumenical movement.

    Synonyms: ecumenicalism, ecumenicism, ecumenicity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEcumenical doctrines and practices, especially as manifested in the ecumenical movement.

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ecumenicalismecumenicismecumenicity

More synonyms by meaning

nouna movement promoting union between religions (especially between Christian churches)

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oecumenism
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movementsocial movementfront

noun(Christianity) the doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations: aimed at universal Christian unity

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ecumenicismecumenicalism
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religious doctrinechurch doctrinegospel
Also see
ecumenicalismecumenicism

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From ecumene + -ism.

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Translations

Catalan ecumenisme
  • ecumenismeecumenical doctrines and practices
Chinese Mandarin 普世教會合一運動 /普世教会合一运动
  • 普世教會合一運動 /普世教会合一运动 (pǔshì jiàohuì héyī yùndòng)ecumenical doctrines and practices
Danish økumeni
  • økumeniecumenical doctrines and practices
Finnish ekumenia
  • ekumeniaecumenical doctrines and practices
French œcuménisme
  • œcuménismeecumenical doctrines and practices
German Ökumene, Ökumenismus
  • Ökumeneecumenical doctrines and practices
  • Ökumenismusecumenical doctrines and practices
Greek οικουμενισμός
  • οικουμενισμός (oikoumenismós)ecumenical doctrines and practices
Hungarian ökumenizmus
  • ökumenizmusecumenical doctrines and practices
Irish éacúiméineachas
  • éacúiméineachasecumenical doctrines and practices
Italian ecumenismo
  • ecumenismoecumenical doctrines and practices
Japanese 世界教会主義, エキュメニズム
  • 世界教会主義 (sekaikyokaijugi)ecumenical doctrines and practices
  • エキュメニズムecumenical doctrines and practices
Korean 교회 일치 운동
  • 교회 일치 운동 (gyohoe ilchi undong)ecumenical doctrines and practices
Latin oecumenismus
  • oecumenismusecumenical doctrines and practices
Norwegian Bokmål økumenikk
  • økumenikkecumenical doctrines and practices
Persian نهضت وحدت کلیساها
  • نهضت وحدت کلیساهاecumenical doctrines and practices
Polish ekumenizm
  • ekumenizmecumenical doctrines and practices
Portuguese ecumenismo
  • ecumenismoecumenical doctrines and practices
Romanian ecumenism
  • ecumenismecumenical doctrines and practices
Russian экуменизм
  • экуменизм (ekumenizm)ecumenical doctrines and practices
Slovak ekumenizmus
  • ekumenizmusecumenical doctrines and practices
Spanish ecumenismo
  • ecumenismoecumenical doctrines and practices
Swahili ekumeni
  • ekumeniecumenical doctrines and practices
Swedish ekumenik, ekumenism
  • ekumenikecumenical doctrines and practices
  • ekumenismecumenical doctrines and practices
Tagalog pagkamalukubin
  • pagkamalukubinecumenical doctrines and practices
Vietnamese phong trào Đại kết
  • phong trào Đại kếtecumenical doctrines and practices
Welsh eciwmeniaeth
  • eciwmeniaethecumenical doctrines and practices
Cite this entry
APA

ecumenism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecumenism

MLA

“ecumenism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecumenism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ecumenism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecumenism.

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