encyclical


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
encyclical /ɛnˈsɪklɪk(ə)l, ɪn-, -ˈsʌɪk-/
noun a letter sent by the pope to all bishops of the Roman Catholic Church.
– origin C17: via late L. from Gk enkuklios ‘circular, general’.
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