protoecumenical
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From proto- + ecumenical.
Adjective
[edit]protoecumenical (comparative more protoecumenical, superlative most protoecumenical)
- 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.