"ecumene" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /iːˈkjuː.mə.ni/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek οἰκουμένη (oikouménē, “inhabited world”), from οἰκέω (oikéō, “I inhabit, dwell”), from οἶκος (oîkos, “residence”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|οἰκουμένη|t=inhabited world}} Ancient Greek οἰκουμένη (oikouménē, “inhabited world”) Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} ecumene
  1. (archaic, inherently emic) All known inhabited and civilized areas of the world. Tags: archaic Translations (inhabited areas of the world): oikumene (note: in the context of the Ancient Greeks) (Finnish), écoumène [feminine] (French), 𐌼𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 (midjungards) [masculine] (Gothic), ecumene [feminine] (Italian), въселенаꙗ (vŭselenaja) [feminine] (Old Church Slavonic), ekumena [feminine] (Polish), ойкуме́на (ojkuména) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-ecumene-en-noun-4TmwksoO Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Gothic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Old Church Slavonic translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 59 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Gothic translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Church Slavonic translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of 'inhabited areas of the world': 96 4
  2. (religion) Unification of Christianity and of Christendom. Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-ecumene-en-noun-atNvMcjL Topics: lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: oecumene, œcumene [archaic] Derived forms: anecumene, ecumenism, ecumenopolis Related terms: ecumenic, ecumenical, ecumenicalism, ecumenicism, ecumenism, ingroup, outgroup, outland, savage, savagery

Alternative forms

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