What does "encyclical" mean?
Encyclical: 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.
Additional senses
- 2.An encyclical letter, esp. one from a pope. Shipley.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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