Relating to the entire Christian church or promoting unity among all Christian churches and denominations.
From Greek oikoumenikos (universal, worldwide), derived from oikoumene (inhabited world). Applied to Christian church unity movements beginning in the early 20th century.
The ecumenic movement started when Christian churches realized they spent more time fighting each other than helping their communities—unity seemed smarter!
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