Proper Pronunciation Guide
ecumenical
[ˏɛk jə 
mɛ nə kḷ]
Tips:
- Pronounce this word as five syllables, giving a minor stress to the first syllable and the major stress to the third syllable, which is pronounced like the word “men.”
- Pronounce the letter “u” as /jə/.
- Pronounce the final syllable with a syllabic “l” /ḷ/ instead of a vowel.
Practice Sentence:
| "The Wednesday morning prayer breakfast [in the United States Senate] is entirely optional, bipartisan, and ecumenical." (Barack Obama, The Audacity of Hope (2006), p. 208.) |
Definition:
(adjective) Including all religions or faiths in a common effort or activity.