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Ecozoic

Ecozoic
 n.— «In Vermont, Sr. Gail Worcelo and lay associate Bernadette Bostwick, together with their community of Passionist nuns, are starting an Ecozoic Monastery in the Green mountains. They hope to soon found the first Catholic community of nuns in the world dedicated to healing the Earth.» —“Spinners weave wisdom ways” by Rich Heffern National Catholic Reporter Mar. 16, 2001. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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