Definition of encyclical in English:

encyclical

noun ɛnˈsʌɪk(ə)lɪnˈsɪklɪk(ə)lɛnˈsɪklɪk(ə)lɪnˈsʌɪk(ə)l

A papal letter sent to all bishops of the Roman Catholic Church.
Example sentencesExamples
- Leo XIII wrote some eleven encyclicals on the rosary and decided that October would be dedicated to it.
- In March 1937, a papal encyclical had condemned the persecution of the Catholic Church in Germany.
- His answer to problems seems to be to write more encyclicals - encyclicals to which people pay lip service but which they then promptly ignore.
- Still, he relies exclusively on the magisterial expressions found in the new catechism and in papal encyclicals.
- Similarly, he discusses two papal encyclicals that express views of marriage different from those that had prevailed earlier.
- Leo wrote some eighty-five encyclicals, most of them fairly brief.
- The Pope issued 13 encyclicals, including three on socio-economic questions, and wrote several best-selling books.
- I don't read the papal encyclical on human life that way myself.
- At that time, English Catholic school children studied the papal encyclicals Rerum novarum and Quadragesimo anno.
- For the next hundred years, scholars, theologians, and students will be pouring over the papal encyclicals that have come out of the Vatican.

Origin

Mid 17th century (as an adjective): via late Latin from Greek enkuklios 'circular, general', from en- 'in' + kuklos 'a circle'.

Definition of encyclical in US English:

encyclical

noun

A papal letter sent to all bishops of the Roman Catholic Church.
Example sentencesExamples
- Leo XIII wrote some eleven encyclicals on the rosary and decided that October would be dedicated to it.
- In March 1937, a papal encyclical had condemned the persecution of the Catholic Church in Germany.
- Similarly, he discusses two papal encyclicals that express views of marriage different from those that had prevailed earlier.
- The Pope issued 13 encyclicals, including three on socio-economic questions, and wrote several best-selling books.
- Leo wrote some eighty-five encyclicals, most of them fairly brief.
- His answer to problems seems to be to write more encyclicals - encyclicals to which people pay lip service but which they then promptly ignore.
- For the next hundred years, scholars, theologians, and students will be pouring over the papal encyclicals that have come out of the Vatican.
- At that time, English Catholic school children studied the papal encyclicals Rerum novarum and Quadragesimo anno.
- Still, he relies exclusively on the magisterial expressions found in the new catechism and in papal encyclicals.
- I don't read the papal encyclical on human life that way myself.

Origin

Mid 17th century (as an adjective): via late Latin from Greek enkuklios ‘circular, general’, from en- ‘in’ + kuklos ‘a circle’.

单词	encyclical
释义	Definition of encyclical in English: encyclical noun ɛnˈsʌɪk(ə)lɪnˈsɪklɪk(ə)lɛnˈsɪklɪk(ə)lɪnˈsʌɪk(ə)l A papal letter sent to all bishops of the Roman Catholic Church. Example sentencesExamples Leo XIII wrote some eleven encyclicals on the rosary and decided that October would be dedicated to it. In March 1937, a papal encyclical had condemned the persecution of the Catholic Church in Germany. His answer to problems seems to be to write more encyclicals - encyclicals to which people pay lip service but which they then promptly ignore. Still, he relies exclusively on the magisterial expressions found in the new catechism and in papal encyclicals. Similarly, he discusses two papal encyclicals that express views of marriage different from those that had prevailed earlier. Leo wrote some eighty-five encyclicals, most of them fairly brief. The Pope issued 13 encyclicals, including three on socio-economic questions, and wrote several best-selling books. I don't read the papal encyclical on human life that way myself. At that time, English Catholic school children studied the papal encyclicals Rerum novarum and Quadragesimo anno. For the next hundred years, scholars, theologians, and students will be pouring over the papal encyclicals that have come out of the Vatican. Origin Mid 17th century (as an adjective): via late Latin from Greek enkuklios 'circular, general', from en- 'in' + kuklos 'a circle'. Definition of encyclical in US English: encyclical noun A papal letter sent to all bishops of the Roman Catholic Church. Example sentencesExamples Leo XIII wrote some eleven encyclicals on the rosary and decided that October would be dedicated to it. In March 1937, a papal encyclical had condemned the persecution of the Catholic Church in Germany. Similarly, he discusses two papal encyclicals that express views of marriage different from those that had prevailed earlier. The Pope issued 13 encyclicals, including three on socio-economic questions, and wrote several best-selling books. Leo wrote some eighty-five encyclicals, most of them fairly brief. His answer to problems seems to be to write more encyclicals - encyclicals to which people pay lip service but which they then promptly ignore. For the next hundred years, scholars, theologians, and students will be pouring over the papal encyclicals that have come out of the Vatican. At that time, English Catholic school children studied the papal encyclicals Rerum novarum and Quadragesimo anno. Still, he relies exclusively on the magisterial expressions found in the new catechism and in papal encyclicals. I don't read the papal encyclical on human life that way myself. Origin Mid 17th century (as an adjective): via late Latin from Greek enkuklios ‘circular, general’, from en- ‘in’ + kuklos ‘a circle’.
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