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Definition of: ecumenical
(ek′y
·men′i·kəl) adjective
1. Of or pertaining to the habitable world; general; universal.
2. Belonging to or accepted by the Christian church throughout the world: an ecumenical council. Also spelled oecumenical. Also ec′u·men′ic. [<LL oecumenicus <Gk. oikoumenikos <oikoumenē (gē) the inhabited (world) <oikeein dwell]
—ec′u·men′i·cal·ly adverb
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