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Encyclical - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Encyclical : adj : intended for wide distribution; "an encyclical letter"
(noun)
1: a letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops
throughout the world [syn: encyclical letter]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Encyclic \En*cyc"lic\,Encyclical : \En*cyc"li*cal\, n.
An encyclical letter, esp. one from a pope. --Shipley.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Encyclic \En*cyc"lic\,Encyclical : \En*cyc"li*cal\, a. [L.
encyclios of a circle, general, Gr. ?; ? in _ ? circle: cf.
F. encyclique. See Cycle.]
Sent to many persons or places; intended for many, or for a
whole order of men; general; circular; as, an encyclical
letter of a council, of a bishop, or the pope.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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