ecumenics
(ˌiːk(j)uːˈmɛnɪks, ɛ-)
[Pl. of ecumenic a. used subst., construed as sing.]
The study of the Christian Church as a unity; ecumenic activity.
| 1961 in Webster. 1971 Month May 147 (title) The Irish school of ecumenics. 1975 Church Times 18 July 7/3 It contains the record of an international consultation on the subject of mixed marriages organized in Dublin last year by the Irish School of Ecumenics. 1982 Sunday Times 6 June 5/7 Ecumenics, the drive for inter-church unity, was where the change in the Pope was most remarked. |