ecumaniac joc. and derog.
(ˌiːk(j)uːˈmeɪnɪæk, ɛ-)
[f. ecumenic a., etc., + maniac n.]
A zealous supporter of the ecumenical movement.
| 1963 Maclean's Mag. 6 July 26/3 The ‘ecumaniacs’—as hostile religious separatists like to call them—have come to believe that it is their religious duty to break down the barriers between denominations. 1966 Glasgow Herald 29 July 4/3 Ecumaniacs favour a policy of unprincipled surrender all along the line. 1976 Church Times 31 Dec. 10/5 Those who had not previously had a genuine desire for unity with fellow-Christians..would not overnight have become ecumaniacs. 1986 Christian Order Feb. 75 They would be ecumaniacs, not ecumenists. |