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ecumenical

[ek-yoo-men-i-kuhl, ee-kyoo-] / ˈɛk jʊˈmɛn ɪ kəl, ˈi kjʊ- /


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A thorough rethinking of Vatican ecumenical strategy toward the Christian East is essential.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Then he travelled to Iznik for an ecumenical celebration marking 1,700 years since the First Council of Nicaea, one of the early Church's most important gatherings.

From Barron's Nov. 30, 2025

James Reid, 49 and a lifelong Memphian, had been to the hotel many times before, including for annual ecumenical meetings.

From Salon Nov. 4, 2025

The King and Queen will meet the Pope and senior Vatican officials and there will be a special ecumenical service, bringing together Catholic and Anglican traditions, which will see the King and Pope praying together.

From BBC Oct. 17, 2025

The minister, who took his ecumenical and—some felt—slightly impersonal remarks from Saint Paul’s sermon on Love from First Corinthians, talked for about half an hour.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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