Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ecumenically

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: ec-u-meni-cal-ly
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an ecumenical manner; from or by the Christian religion.

adv

Regarding ecumenism.

Example Sentences

"In the fact that phallic worship has, for so many generations, been looked upon as something to be hidden; in the fact that it received ecclesiastical condemnation where there was no downright denial of its existence; in the taboo so continuously and ecumenically imposed upon its expression; and in the feeling that any discussion concerning it was tantamount to an admission of bawdy tastes; no doubt lie the main reasons for the neglect which the subject has received by writers and historians generally."

Etymology

Etymology tree English ecumenical Middle English -ly English -ly English ecumenically From ecumenical + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more ecumenically (comparative) most ecumenically (superlative)

Questions

What does ecumenically mean?: In an ecumenical manner; from or by the Christian religion.
Where does ecumenically come from?: Etymology tree English ecumenical Middle English -ly English -ly English ecumenically From ecumenical + -ly.

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