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ecumenical [noun]
作定语时，ecumenical 常与具有“联合、对话”含义的名词搭配，如 movement、council、dialogue。
The ecumenical movement has helped different churches work together.
普世教会运动帮助不同教会携手合作。
全基督教的；泛基督教主义的
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全基督教的；泛基督教主义的
concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions
The ecumenical movement has helped different churches work together.
普世教会运动帮助不同教会携手合作。
关乎普世教会的,代表整个基督教世界的；跨宗派的；有时引申为跨宗教的。
Pertaining to the universal Church, representing the entire Christian world; interdenominational; sometimes by extension, interreligious.
The ecumenical service brought together several local congregations.
这次促进教会联合的礼拜活动汇集了当地几个教会的会众。
Their approach is ecumenical, welcoming believers from all Christian denominations.
他们的做法是促进教会联合的，欢迎所有基督教教派的信徒。
The committee organized an ecumenical conference to discuss shared values.
委员会组织了一次促进各教派联合的会议，讨论共同的价值观。
作定语时，ecumenical 常与具有“联合、对话”含义的名词搭配，如 movement、council、dialogue。
The ecumenical movement has helped different churches work together.
普世教会运动帮助不同教会携手合作。
表示“普遍的、全球适用的”时，常用 be ecumenical in 接表示范围或方面的抽象名词，如 scope、appeal。
The new policy is ecumenical in scope and applies to all member states.
这项新政策在范围上具有普遍性，适用于所有成员国。
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We need an ecumenical solution to reduce costs.
Use this
We need an economical solution to reduce costs.
'ecumenical' 意为“全基督教的”或“普世的”，而 'economical' 意为“节约的、经济的”；两者拼写相近但含义不同，表达“节省成本的”应用 economical。
Not this
We should promote ecumenical among different churches.
Use this
We should promote ecumenism among different churches.
'ecumenical' 是形容词，不能直接作宾语；表达“教会联合运动”这个名词概念应使用 'ecumenism'。
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普世教会会议
The Council of Nicaea was the first ecumenical council in Christian history.
尼西亚公会议是基督教历史上第一次普世教会会议。
普世教会运动
The ecumenical movement has brought many Protestant churches into closer cooperation.
普世教会运动使许多新教教会进行了更紧密的合作。
教会合一对话
Catholic and Orthodox leaders have engaged in ecumenical dialogue for decades.
天主教和东正教领袖数十年来一直在进行教会合一对话。
普世合一精神
The conference was conducted in an ecumenical spirit of mutual respect.
会议在相互尊重的普世合一精神下进行。
普世牧首
The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople holds a primacy of honor among Orthodox churches.
君士坦丁堡普世牧首在东正教会中享有荣誉首席地位。
联合礼拜
The town held an ecumenical service to celebrate the holiday season.
该镇举行了一场联合礼拜来庆祝节日季节。
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记忆：e 联想 Earth（地球），men 是 people（人们），地球上所有人都在 → ecumenical 意为‘普世的；也指各教会联合的’。
语域：formal 常见场景：神学与宗教研究语境、教会会议或跨宗派合作、正式书面语中的泛指用法 该词通常用于正式或学术语境。在宗教语境中多指促进基督教各派或各宗教之间的合一；在正式书面语中也可表示“普遍的、全世界的”，但这种用法比较少见。日常口语中很少使用。
通常作前置定语，也可作表语。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.