GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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{ Encyclic , Encyclical , } a. [L. encyclios of a circle, general, Gr. >; > in + > circle: cf. F. encyclique. See Cycle.] 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.
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{ Encyclic, Encyclical, } n. An encyclical letter, esp. one from a pope.Shipley.