ecumenopolitan

ecumenopolitan
1. adjective /ɛˌkjuːmɛnəʊˈpɒlɪtən/
Of or conducive to the development, befitting the scale, or characteristic of an ecumenopolis or ecumenopoleis.

[…] “ecumenopolitan” formations.

2. noun /ɛˌkjuːmɛnəʊˈpɒlɪtən/
An inhabitant of an ecumenopolis, especially one actively involved in its political arena.

The danger of this pattern is of course that the ecumenopolitan becomes spread very thin among various roles and locations. As a citizen of the world we see more of the whole picture but become frustrated in trying to find where the need is greatest so we can “plug in.”


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