encyclical

English

Etymology

From Late Latin encyclicus +‎ -al, from Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος (enkúklios, “circular, general”), from ἐν- (en-) + κύκλος (kúklos, “circle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛnˈsɪklɪkəl/

Noun

encyclical (plural encyclicals)

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

   Synonym: encyclical letter

Translations

papal letter

Czech: encyklika (cs) f Esperanto: encikliko Finnish: ensyklika (fi) French: encyclique (fr) f German: Enzyklika (de) f Hungarian: enciklika (hu) Indonesian: ensiklik (id) Irish: imlitir ón bPápa f Italian: enciclica (it) f Norwegian: Bokmål: pavelig rundskriv n Nynorsk: paveleg rundskriv n Polish: encyklika (pl) f Portuguese: encíclica (pt) f Romanian: enciclică (ro) f Russian: энци́клика (ru) f (encíklika) Spanish: encíclica (es) f Swedish: encyklika (sv) c Ukrainian: енци́кліка f (encýklika) Vietnamese: thông điệp (vi)

Adjective

encyclical (not comparable)

1. Intended for general circulation.