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# ecumenism

noun (ecumenism, uncountable)

«ecumenism» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (church) The movement or effort to bring different Christian churches together, so they understand each other, pray together and work together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ecumenism/#m1)
2. (wider sense) Friendship and cooperation between different religions or groups. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ecumenism/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ecumenism/#x1)
- Our town held an ecumenical service on Good Friday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ecumenism/#x2)
- The two vicars believe strongly in ecumenism. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ecumenism/#x3)
- Ecumenism helps churches focus on what they share. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ecumenism/#x4)
- The Pope spoke about ecumenism and unity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ecumenism/#x5)
- The local food bank is run in a spirit of ecumenism. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ecumenism/#x6)

### 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».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ecumenism» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ecumenism/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ecumenism» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ecumenism.html) on Mova free.