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.