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Encyclical

ENCYC'LICAL

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Adj.
[Gr. a circle.] Circular; sent to many persons or places; intended for many, or for a whole order of men. [This word is not used. We now use circular.]

Definition 2024

encyclical

encyclical

English

Noun

encyclical ‎(plural encyclicals)

  1. A papal letter delivered to Bishops in the Roman Catholic Church.

Translations

Adjective

encyclical ‎(not comparable)

  1. Intended for general circulation.

Etymology

From Late Latin encyclicus, from Ancient Greek εγκυκλιος ‎(enkuklios, “circular, general”), from εν− ‎(en−) + κύκλος ‎(kúklos, “circle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛnˈsɪklɪkəl/

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