Synonyms for ecumenical
- adjective
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Catholic — general; universal; catholic; worldwide
catholic, world-wide, universal, general, cosmopolitan, common, comprehensive
Definitions
- adj. 1
General; universal; catholic; worldwide.
Related words
- Word family
- ecumenicalism ecumenicism ecumenicity ecumenism
- Other spellings
- oecumenical œcumenical
Example sentences
- catholic Mary is Catholic, but her boyfriend is an atheist.
- cosmopolitan Some cities are very cosmopolitan. Others, less so.
- nonsectarian The school's nonsectarian curriculum emphasized languages and history.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| ecumenical | steady | |
| catholic | steady | |
| cosmopolitan | rising | |
| interreligious | rising | |
| nonsectarian | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- common2
- 7 letters
- general3
- 8 letters
- catholic2, ecumenic
- 9 letters
- universal4
- 12 letters
- cosmopolitan5, nonsectarian5
- 13 letters
- comprehensive4
- 14 letters
- interreligious
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (common2 = 2 syllables).