oecumenism

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Ecumenism, Oecumenism

a movement within Christianity toward the recovery of unity among all Christians. — Ecumenicist, n.

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oecumenism - a movement promoting union between religions (especially between Christian churches)

ecumenism

social movement, movement, front - a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals; "he was a charter member of the movement"; "politicians have to respect a mass movement"; "he led the national liberation front"

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Moore's tone throughout is sympathetic but never partisan, eirenic in terms of inter-Christian debate, yet never lapsing into a woolly oecumenism. Her style is fittingly sober yet telling.