Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

œcumenical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: œc-u-meni-cal
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative spelling of ecumenical.

Example Sentences

"1843: William Andrew Hammond, The Definitions of Faith: And Canons of Discipline of the Six œcumenical Councils, with the Remaining Canons of the Code of the Universal Church: Together with the Apostolical Canons: to which are Added the Constitutions and Canons Ecclesiastical of the Church of England, and of the Protestant […], title ⁺¹⁸⁴⁴ (J. A. Sparks)"
"1893: Church Club of New York, The Six œcumenical Councils of the Undivided Catholic Church: Lectures Delivered in 1893 Under the Auspices of the Church Club of New York, title (E. & J.B. Young)"
"1976: Maximos, The Œcumenical Patriarchate in the Orthodox Church: A Study in the History and Canons of the Church, title (Patriarchal Institute for Patristic Studies)"

Frequently Paired Words

œcumenic œcumenicity

Questions

What does œcumenical mean?: Alternative spelling of ecumenical.

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