Home › Words › E › ecumenopolitanecumenopolitan/ɛˌkjuːmɛnəʊˈpɒlɪtən/ecumenopolitan · adj — of or characteristic of the Ecumenopolis.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).ecumenopolitan is pronounced /ɛˌkjuːmɛnəʊˈpɒlɪtən/.EtymologyAdjectival sense first attested in 1969; nominal sense in 1977: Ecumenopolis + -itan, formed on the pattern of megalopolitan, necropolitan.adjOf or characteristic of the Ecumenopolis.Of or conducive to the development, befitting the scale, or characteristic of an ecumenopolis or ecumenopoleis.e.g.“[…] “ecumenopolitan” formations.” — 1971: The Mastery of Urban Growth: Report of the International Colloquium, Brussels, 2–4 December 1969, page 47 (Mens en ruimte, M. plus R international)nounAn inhabitant of the Ecumenopolis, especially during its inchoate phase.An inhabitant of an ecumenopolis, especially one actively involved in its political arena.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ecumenic 73% match — Ecumenical. vs ecumenopolitan →ecumenopolis 72% match — The largest theoretical human settlement, a planetwide conurbation. vs ecumenopolitan →ecumenicality 71% match — The quality of being ecumenical. vs ecumenopolitan →ecumenical 69% match — Pertaining to the universal Church, representing the entire Christian world; interdenominational; sometimes by extension, interreligious. vs ecumenopolitan →ecumenist 69% match — Supporting, or in accord with, ecumenism vs ecumenopolitan →ecumenically 68% match — In an ecumenical manner; from or by the Christian religion. vs ecumenopolitan →ecumenicism 68% match — Synonym of ecumenism. vs ecumenopolitan →protoecumenical 68% match — Beginning or leading up to the ecumenical movement in Christianity. vs ecumenopolitan →