1. encyclical - Noun
2. encyclical - Adjective
3. encyclical - Adjective Satellite
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.
An encyclical letter, esp. one from a pope.
Source: Webster's dictionaryWe agree with the statement contained in the encyclical Quadragesimo Anno, written by Pope Leo XIII, that "anything which dominates the life of the community should be owned by the community." That is the basis upon which we believe there should be government ownership of monopolistic enterprises. Tommy Douglas
an encyclical letter Source: Internet
After this encyclical, Taxil underwent a public, feigned conversion to Roman Catholicism and announced his intention of repairing the damage he had done to the true faith. Source: Internet
But he seemed to contradict that defence in a letter he wrote to his diocese four days after the release of the encyclical. Source: Internet
A Papal Rescript (20 April 1888) condemned the Irish Plan of Campaign and all clerical involvement in it as well as boycotting, followed in June by the Papal encyclical "Saepe Nos" citation. Source: Internet
Ecclesiam suam, 58 Encyclicals main ; Mense maio main The encyclical Mense maio (from 29 April 1965) focused on the Virgin Mary, to whom traditionally the month of May is dedicated as the Mother of God. Source: Internet