ecumenism
1. a movement promoting union between religions (especially between Christian churches) • Syn: oecumenism • Derivationally related forms: oecumenical (for: oecumenism) • Hypernyms: movement, social movement, front 2. (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 • Derivationally related forms: ecumenic, ecumenical • Topics: Christianity, Christian religion • Hypernyms: religious doctrine, church doctrine, gospel, creed
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