encyclical
Noun · AdjectiveUS[en-sik-lih-kuhl]/ɛnˈsɪklɪkəl/4 syllables
Synonyms:
encyclical letter
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- a letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the worldSynonyms: encyclical letterType of letter, missive
Adjective (1)
- intended for wide distribution“an encyclical letter”Opposite concentratedSimilar distributed
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
En·cyc′lic, En·cyc′li·cal adjective
Origin: 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.
En·cyc′lic, En·cyc′li·cal noun
An encyclical letter, esp. one from a pope. Orby Shipley
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54