Definition of Encyclical. Meaning of Encyclical. Synonyms of Encyclical

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Definition of Encyclical

Encyclical
Encyclic En*cyc"lic, Encyclical En*cyc"li*cal, n. An encyclical letter, esp. one from a pope. --Shipley.
Encyclical
Encyclic En*cyc"lic, Encyclical En*cyc"li*cal, 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.

Meaning of Encyclical from wikipedia

- 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...
- Laudato si' (Praise Be to You) is the second encyclical of Pope Francis, subtitled "on care for our common home". In it, the Pope criticizes consumerism...
- issued numerous encyclicals, including Quadragesimo anno on the 40th anniversary of Pope Leo XIII's groundbreaking social encyclical Rerum novarum, highlighting...
- Mariological meetings, visited Marian shrines and issued three Marian encyclicals. Following Ambrose of Milan, he named Mary as the Mother of the Church...
- XIII List of encyclicals of Pope Clement XIV List of encyclicals of Pope Pius VI List of encyclicals of Pope Pius VII List of encyclicals of Pope Leo XII...
- Fratelli tutti (All Brothers) is the third encyclical of Pope Francis, subtitled "on fraternity and social friendship"; it was released in 2020. In the...
- parti****te in the solemnities. To mark the event, Leo XII issued the encyclical Quod hoc ineunte on 24 May 1825 that proclaimed the jubilee. He held 8...
- in his Apostolic constitution Munificentissimus Deus. His forty-one encyclicals include Mystici Corporis Christi, on the Church as the Mystical Body...
- the encyclical's release. In May 1978, Luciani was invited to speak at a Milanese conference to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the encyclical. He refused...
- foundations are considered to have been laid by Pope Leo XIII's 1891 encyclical, Rerum novarum, which advocated distributism. Its roots can be traced...