ecumene en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /iːˈkjuː.mə.ni/
Etymology
From Ancient Greek οἰκουμένη (oikouménē, “inhabited world”), from οἰκέω (oikéō, “I inhabit, dwell”), from οἶκος (oîkos, “residence”).
Meanings
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(archaic, qualifier:inherently emic) All known inhabited and civilized areas of the world.
Ninety-five per cent of the cultivated area of the country lies east of a line drawn from Tsitsihar (Ch'i-ch'i-ha-erh) in northern Manchuria to K'un-ming in Yün-nan Province. This is eastern China, and within it is the Chinese ecumene.
1969, Norton Ginsburg, edited by Joseph Kitagawa, Understanding Modern China, Quadrangle Books, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 59:Near-synonym: civilization
- Unification of Christianity and of Christendom.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| œcumene | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| ecumenes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| oecumene | alternative, archaic | lexicographic |
Antonyms
wilds · wilderness · wasteland · anecumene
Deriveds
anecumene · ecumenism · ecumenopolis
Relateds
ecumenic · savagery · outgroup · ecumenicalism · ecumenicism · savage · outland · ecumenical · ecumenism · ingroup
Synonyms
Translations (7)
ru ойкуме́на (inhabited areas of the world) · got 𐌼𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 (inhabited areas of the world) · it ecumene (inhabited areas of the world) · fi oikumene (inhabited areas of the world) · cu въселенаꙗ (inhabited areas of the world) · fr écoumène (inhabited areas of the world) · pl ekumena (inhabited areas of the world)