encyclical

en·cyc·li·cal  (n-skl-kl)

adj.

Intended for general or wide circulation.

n. Roman Catholic Church

A papal letter addressed to the bishops of the Church or to the hierarchy of a particular country.

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[From Medieval Lattin encyclicus, circular, from Greek enkuklios : en-, in; see en-² + kuklos, circle; see k^wel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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encyclical [ɛnˈsɪklɪk^əl]

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]

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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: Pope

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a 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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	encyclical - a letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world encyclical letter letter, missive - a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor"
Adj.	1.	encyclical - intended for wide distribution; "an encyclical letter" distributed - spread out or scattered about or divided up

Translations

encyclical [enˈsɪklɪkəl] N → encíclica f

encyclical [ɪnˈsɪklɪk^əl] n (RELIGION) → encyclique f

encyclical

n → Enzyklika f

encyclical [ɪnˈsɪklɪk/əl] n → enciclica