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Meanings of ecumenism in English

Russian
экуменизм
Portuguese
ecumenismo cristão
Spanish
unidad de los cristianos
Catalan
ecumenisme
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Efforts by Christians of different church traditions to develop closer relationships and better understandings.

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        экуменизм
        Portuguese
        ecumenismo
        Catalan
        ecumenisme

        (Christianity) the doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations: aimed at universal Christian unity.

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              Usage of ecumenism in English
              1
              Our duties to ecumenism are fully appreciated, and carried out with enthusiasm.
              The Irish Times
              2
              What is the difference between ecumenism and recruiting for one's own church?
              The Irish Times
              3
              Surely this is taking political ecumenism a step too far?
              The Irish Times
              4
              Mr Paisley founded the Free Presbyterian Church in opposition to church practices like ecumenism
              The Irish Times
              5
              It is a reminder of a kind of underground ecumenism that was always there.
              The Irish Times
              6
              Many people were really not prepared for the results of Pagan ecumenism and community building.
              Drawing Down the Moon
              7
              The peace process and ecumenism dominated President McAleese's Vatican audience yesterday with Pope John Paul II.
              The Irish Times
              8
              It has to be repeated constantly that unless ecumenism is based on truth it is a sham.
              The Irish Times
              9
              He stands for ecumenism and cultural accommodation.
              The Irish Times
              10
              The main problem with ecumenism is too often the implicit failure to recognise and respect core dividing principles.
              The Irish Times
              11
              Canon Edgar Turner, who has died in his 97th year, was among the pioneers of ecumenism in Ireland.
              The Irish Times
              12
              Sir, - Courtesy, generosity and co-operation are essential for the successful promotion of ecumenism, especially in combined worship.
              The Irish Times
              13
              Should the Orange Order in this age of ecumenism, and now stressing more its cultural aspects, revise its anti Catholicism?
              The Irish Times
              14
              It was now a "stark choice" between ecumenism and sectarianism, with the latter rearing "its ugly head" again.
              The Irish Times
              15
              I understand ecumenism as respecting the differences between the different churches and working to bring about understanding and, some day, union.
              The Irish Times
              16
              Indifference, or a sense that we have achieved so much we can relax, is the greatest enemy of progress in ecumenism.
              The Irish Times