protoecumenical

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English

Etymology

From proto- +‎ ecumenical.

Adjective

protoecumenical (comparative more protoecumenical, superlative most protoecumenical)

  1. Beginning or leading up to the ecumenical movement in Christianity.
    • 1978, Appalachian Notes, volume 6, numbers 1-4, page 51:
      In the protoecumenical world of the late 19th century, it seems to me, American protestants in particular were in general agreement concerning the tasks of church work.
    • 2006, Robert Bird, The Russian Prospero: The Creative Universe of Viacheslav Ivanov, page 12:
      This supremely decadent rite, apparently intended as a protoecumenical bonding ceremony, only succeeded in creating a scandal for its esotericism, anti-Semitic overtones, and its utter pointlessness.