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A pastoral letter addressed by the Pope to the whole Church.
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An encyclical was originally a circular letter sent to all the churches of a particular area in the ancient Roman Church. At that time, the word could be used for a letter sent out by any bishop. The word comes from Latin encyclicus (from the Greek ἐν κύκλῳ en kykloi) meaning `general` or `encircling`, which is also the origin of the ...
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letter sent by the pope to multiple bishops
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• (a.) 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. • (n.) An encyclical letter, esp. one from a pope.
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Letter addressed by the pope to Roman Catholic bishops for the benefit of the people. The first was issued by Benedict XIV in 1740, but encyclicals...
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Or encyclical letter. Document of the Pope under the form of a letter addressed to the bishops and all the faithful, or even to all mankind who is willing to listen, on a particular theme, usually of a doctrinal character
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An official statement by the papacy. Individual encyclicals lack titles in the modern sense, and the
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An encyclical is a circular letter on ecclesiastic affairs written in Latin and addressed by the Pope to all the clergy and faithful of the Roman Catholic Church. The first was issued by Benedict XIV in 1740, but encyclicals only became common in the 19th century.
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a pastoral letter addressed by the pope to the whole Church.
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[
adj] - intended for wide distribution 2. [n] - a letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world
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adjective intended for wide distribution; `an encyclical letter`
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Letter addressed by the pope to Roman Catholic bishops for the benefit of the people. The first was issued by Benedict XIV in 1740, but encyclicals became common only in the 19th century. They may be doctrinal (condemning errors), exhortative (recommending devotional activities), or commemorative. Recent encyclicals include
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a letter addressed by the pope to all the bishops of the church.
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