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Topic: CHRISTIANITY

Date: 1500-1600
Language: Late Latin
Origin: oecumenicus, from Greek oikoumene 'the whole world in which people live'

ecumenical

 adjective
     
e‧cu‧men‧i‧cal
RRC supporting the idea of uniting the different branches of the Christian religion
—ecumenically adverb
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