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Rik Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
ECUMENISM/ECUMENICISM/ECUMENICITY
Are the three words ECUMENISM, ECUMENICISM, ECUMENICITY interchangeable, or do they have slightly different meanings?
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Hello Rik, First, I have to say, I have never seen or used any of these words. I knew only "ecumenical" - the adjective - and none of these noun forms, so they are not particularly common. com , the first two are synonyms.
- Hello Rik, First, I have to say, I have never seen or used any of these words.
- I knew only "ecumenical" - the adjective - and none of these noun forms, so they are not particularly common.
- com , the first two are synonyms.
- The last one means living according to those ecumenical principles.
- See here .
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Hello Rik,
First, I have to say, I have never seen or used any of these words. I knew only "ecumenical" - the adjective - and none of these noun forms, so they are not particularly common.
According to www.m-w.com, the first two are synonyms. The last one means living according to those ecumenical principles. See
First, I have to say, I have never seen or used any of these words. I knew only "ecumenical" - the adjective - and none of these noun forms, so they are not particularly common.
According to www.m-w.com, the first two are synonyms. The last one means living according to those ecumenical principles. See
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