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UKencyclical
/ɛnsˈɪklɪkəl/
/ɛnˈsɪkɫɪkəɫ/Encyclical
[NOUN]1
a letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world
synonyms : encyclical letter
Examples
1. So this is the papal encyclical.
2. It was called a papal encyclical written in 1930.
3. There's a great story about Al Smith where he was in a meeting, and some of his opponents were quoting papal encyclicals against him.
4. A member of the Society of Jesus, Father Taparelli was said to have influenced Rerum Novarum, the papal encyclical widely considered to be the foundational document of Catholic social thought and social justice movements.
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