ecumenism

«ecumenism» in Mova's school dictionary: The movement or effort to bring different Christian… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (ecumenism, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) (church) The movement or effort to bring different Christian churches together, so they understand each other, pray together and work together. tree →

2) (wider sense) Friendship and cooperation between different religions or groups. tree →

sense in the lessons

In religion lessons ecumenism explains why Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox Christians might hold a shared service or work together on charity. The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is an ecumenical event. Phrases: «spirit of ecumenism», «ecumenical service», «ecumenical movement».

examples

• Ecumenism means Christians from different churches working together. tree →
• Our town held an ecumenical service on Good Friday. tree →
• The two vicars believe strongly in ecumenism. tree →
• Ecumenism helps churches focus on what they share. tree →
• The Pope spoke about ecumenism and unity. tree →
• The local food bank is run in a spirit of ecumenism. tree →

note

Uncountable. Adjective: ecumenical (ek-yoo-MEN-ical). Pronunciation: ee-KYOO-men-ism or ek-YOO-men-ism. Usually about Christian churches; for different faiths people say «interfaith».

In the corpora

• Ecumenism means churches working together and seeking unity, for example in shared services and charities.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «ecumenism» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.