ecumenical是什么意思

ecumenical

英 [,i?kj?'men?k(?)l; ek-] 美 [,ikju'm?n?kl]

ecumenical (adj.): late 16c., "representing the entire (Christian) world," formed in English as an ecclesiastical word, from Late Latin oecumenicus "general, universal," from Greek oikoumenikos "from the whole world," from he oikoumene ge "the inhabited world (as known to the ancient Greeks); the Greeks and their neighbors considered as developed human society (as opposed to barbarian lands)," in later use "the Roman world" and in the Christian sense in ecclesiastical Greek, from oikoumenos, present passive participle of oikein "inhabit," from oikos "house, habitation" (see villa). Related: Ecumenic.

1. He was deeply involved in the ecumenical movement.: 他積極參與了促進(jìn)基督教各派大聯(lián)合的運(yùn)動。

2. This example has been an inspiration to the modern Ecumenical Movement.: 這一事例對現(xiàn)代泛基督教主義運(yùn)動是個啟示.

3. The lazy right - winger of caricature has been a prolific and ecumenical policymaker.: 右翼市長約翰遜懶散滑稽,但是決策成績頗豐,贏得眾人稱贊.

4. The contradiction of ecumenical ethics and national ethics is very outstanding under a condition of globalization.: 摘要全球化條件下,普世倫理與民族倫理的矛盾十分突出.

5. The ceiling is painted with frescos, among which the four larger - sized depict the ecumenical councils.: 屋頂繪滿壁畫,較大四幅描繪了教會會議的情景.