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ecumenical

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


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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

The town’s dominant monument is Little Hagia Sophia, a Byzantine church that in the eighth century hosted the last ecumenical council recognized by both the Eastern and Western churches.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Salon

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

He moved in this world in an ecumenical way that went beyond his beloved church.

From Los Angeles Times