ecumenically
adverb
formaluk /ˌek.juˈmen.ɪ.kəl.i/ us /ˌek.jəˈmen.ɪ.kəl.i/
in a way that encourages the different Christian Churches to unite:
Thinking and behaving ecumenically is always a challenge.
The charity works ecumenically both at home and in other countries.
Related word
ecumenical
Ecumenically minded leaders were trying to work together towards common goals.
There is a great willingness to work ecumenically to solve social problems.
The church staff were encouraged to work ecumenically with other churches in the area.
Both churches cooperate ecumenically.
Our group has always been ecumenically minded.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Christian denominations
Anglican
Anglo-Catholic
byzantine
C of E
Calvinism
Coptic
denominational
denominationally
ecclesiastical
ecumenical
Latinize
Latinized
Low Church
Lutheran
Methodism
Pentecostalist
Presbyterian
Proddie
Protestantism
puritanism
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