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Encyclical Common

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Encyclical has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

a letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world

2

A papal letter, intended for general circulation in the Catholic Church.

Adjective
1

intended for wide distribution

"an encyclical letter"

2

Intended for general circulation.

See Also
papal encyclicals encyclic roman catholic chirograph bishop
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
letter
Rhyming Words
cal ical kcal fecal jacal bocal decal mucal focal local cocal ducal cecal tical vocal socal mescal plical fiscal laical
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