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oikumene

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English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek οἰκουμένη (oikouménē).

Noun

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oikumene (plural oikumenes)

  1. The civilized world or inhabited world, referring to the location and time in the known world where human civilization exists.

Indonesian

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek οἰκουμένη (oikouménē).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [oi̯.kuˈme.ne]
  • Hyphenation: oi‧ku‧mé‧né

Noun

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oikuméné (first-person possessive oikumeneku, second-person possessive oikumenemu, third-person possessive oikumenenya)

  1. (Christianity) ecumene, unification of Christianity.

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