вселенский

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic въселеньскъ (vŭselenĭskŭ). By surface analysis, вселе́н(ная) (vselén(naja)) +‎ -ский (-skij)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fsʲɪˈlʲenskʲɪj]
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Adjective

вселе́нский • (vselénskij)

  1. (relational) universe; universal
  2. (often ironic) worldwide, universal
    вселе́нская скорбь ― vselénskaja skorbʹ ― world-weariness
  3. (religion) ecumenical
    вселе́нский собо́р ― vselénskij sobór ― ecumenical council

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