How do you pronounce ecumene?

The recorded pronunciation is /iːˈkjuː.mə.ni/.

ecumene

/iːˈkjuː.mə.ni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables: ec-umene
IPA: /iːˈkjuː.mə.ni/

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Meaning

noun

All known inhabited and civilized areas of the world.

Archaic

noun

Unification of Christianity and of Christendom.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: civilization"
"Ninety-five per cent of the cultivated area of the country lies east of a line drawn from Tsitsihar (Ch'i-ch'i-ha-erh) in northern Manchuria to K'un-ming in Yün-nan Province. This is eastern China, and within it is the Chinese ecumene."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek οἰκουμένη (oikouménē, “inhabited world”), from οἰκέω (oikéō, “I inhabit, dwell”), from οἶκος (oîkos, “residence”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: οἰκουμένη

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

ecumenes (plural) oecumene (alternative, archaic) œcumene (alternative, archaic)

Derived Forms

anecumene ecumenism ecumenopolis

Frequently Paired Words

ecumenic ecumenical ecumenicalism ecumenicism ecumenism ingroup outgroup outland

Synonyms

civilization

Antonyms

anecumene wilderness wilds wasteland