Recent Examples on the WebRushdie’s own insistence on the right to blaspheme has always been ecumenical. Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2022 Local gospel groups Will Terry & Sounds of Joy, Chrysann Moore and the Lewis University Gospel Choir will perform after an ecumenical church service. Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2022 Habitat for Humanity, an ecumenical Christian nonprofit, used its 100,000 square feet of warehouse space to manage those material costs by purchasing in bulk items for storage when prices fell or were discounted. Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Aug. 2022 An exception to this sad rule is the Acton Institute, an ecumenical think tank co-founded by Father Robert Sirico more ... David L. Bahnsen, National Review, 20 July 2022 But the implications of the diverse casting and characterizations are, rather, to portray white male Christian hegemony as ecumenical, welcoming to any and all who would do its bidding, even unintentionally. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 July 2022 Other potential events during the year include an historical exhibit at the library; a family day at the local YMCA; an historical bus tour; an ecumenical church service; and a concert. John Laidler, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2022 With many other directors Harvey was not ecumenical. Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 July 2022 Perhaps the readers best served by this book are the ecumenical music lovers who enjoy music through the centuries but who may be missing the context for their listening. Martha Anne Toll, Washington Post, 17 June 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Late Latin oecumenicus, from Late Greek oikoumenikos, from Greek oikoumenē the inhabited world, from feminine of oikoumenos, present passive participle of oikein to inhabit, from oikos house — more at vicinity