Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ecumenist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ec-u-menist
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Supporting, or in accord with, ecumenism

noun

A person who espouses ecumenism

Example Sentences

"His philosophy is basically ecumenist."
"Our pastor is something of an ecumenist."

Etymology

Etymology tree English ecumenism Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English ecumenist From ecumenism + -ist.

Inflected Forms

more ecumenist (comparative) most ecumenist (superlative) œcumenist (alternative) ecumenists (plural)

Questions

What does ecumenist mean?: Supporting, or in accord with, ecumenism
Where does ecumenist come from?: Etymology tree English ecumenism Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English ecumenist From ecumenism + -ist.

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