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Encyclical   /ɛnsˈɪklɪkəl/   Listen
Encyclical

noun
1.
A letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world.  Synonym: encyclical letter.






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"Encyclical" Quotes from Famous Books



... the war the Annual Address delivered by the President of the British Association was wont to excite at least a mild interest in the breasts of the reading public. It was a kind of Encyclical from the reigning pontiff of science, and since that potentate changed every year there was some uncertainty as to his subject and its treatment, and there was this further piquant attraction, wanting in other ...
— Science and Morals and Other Essays • Bertram Coghill Alan Windle



Words linked to "Encyclical" :   distributed, letter, encyclical letter, missive



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