ECUMENICISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ecumenicism mean? 

• ECUMENICISM (noun)
  The noun ECUMENICISM has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: ECUMENICISM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ECUMENICISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

ecumenicalism; ecumenicism; ecumenism

Hypernyms ("ecumenicism" is a kind of...):

church doctrine; creed; gospel; religious doctrine (the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group)

Domain category:

Christian religion; Christianity (a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior)