ecumene

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Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
15
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/iːˈkjuː.mə.ni/

Definition of ecumene

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (archaic)All known inhabited and civilized areas of the world.
    “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.”
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noun

  1. (archaic)All known inhabited and civilized areas of the world.
    “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.”
  2. Unification of Christianity and of Christendom.

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Etymology

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

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