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ecumenism
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1937, from ecumen- (see ecumenical) + -ism. The older word is ecumenicalism (1870).
Wiktionary
n. (context philosophy English) ecumenical doctrines and practices, especially as manifested in the ecumenical movement.
WordNet
n. (Christianity) the doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations: aimed at universal Christian unity [syn: ecumenicism, ecumenicalism]
Wikipedia
Ecumenism refers to efforts by Christians of different church traditions to develop closer relationships and better understandings. The term is also often used to refer to efforts towards the visible and organic unity of different Christian churches in some form.
The adjective ecumenical can also be applied to any interdenominational initiative that encourages greater cooperation among Christians and their churches, whether or not the specific aim of that effort is full, visible unity.
The terms ecumenism and ecumenical come from the Greek ( oikoumene), which means "the whole inhabited world", and was historically used with specific reference to the Roman Empire. The ecumenical vision comprises both the search for the visible unity of the Church (Ephesians 4:3) and the "whole inhabited earth" (Matthew 24:14) as the concern of all Christians.
In Christianity the qualification ecumenical is originally (and still) used in terms such as " ecumenical council" and " Ecumenical Patriarch" in the meaning of pertaining to the totality of the larger Church (such as the Catholic Church or the Orthodox Church) rather than being restricted to one of its constituent local churches or dioceses. Used in this original sense, the term carries no connotation of re-uniting the historically separated Christian denominations, but presumes a unity of local congregations in a worldwide communion.
Usage examples of "ecumenism".
They will say ours is not the message of ecumenism and tolerance that they promote, and I say they are right.
I direct it to the ears of Muad'Dib's priesthood, those who practice the ecumenism of the sword.
These revisions leaned on accepted symbolisms (Cross, Crescent, Feather Rattle, the Twelve Saints, the thin Buddha, and the like) and it soon became apparent that the ancient superstitions and beliefs had not been absorbed by the new ecumenism.