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encyclical [ɛnˈsɪklɪkəl] n (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) a letter sent by the pope to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world adj also encyclic (of letters) intended for general or wide circulation [from Late Latin encyclicus, from Greek enkuklios general, from kuklos circle] encyclical, encyclic a letter from the Pope to the Roman Catholic clergy on matters of doctrine or other concerns of the Church, of tenmeant to be read from the pulpit. See also: Popea letter from the Pope to the Roman Catholic clergy on matters of doctrine or other concerns of the Church, of ten meant to be read from the pulpit. See also: Catholicism
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