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单词 encyclical
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
en•cyc•li•cal /ɛnˈsɪklɪkəl, -ˈsaɪklɪ-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Religiona letter from the pope to the bishops of the church.
See -cycle-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
en•cyc•li•cal  (en sikli kəl, -sīkli-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. [Rom. Cath. Ch.]a letter addressed by the pope to all the bishops of the church.

adj. 
  1. (of a letter) intended for wide or general circulation;
    general.
Also, en•cyclic. 
  • Greek enkýklios, with -icus -ic for -ios, equivalent. to en- en-2 + kýkl(os) circle, cycle + -ios adjective, adjectival suffix) + -al1
  • Late Latin encyclicus (
  • 1610–20

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
encyclical /ɛnˈsɪklɪkəl/ n
  1. a letter sent by the pope to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world
adj
Also: encyclic
  1. (of letters) intended for general or wide circulation
Etymology: 17th Century: from Late Latin encyclicus, from Greek enkuklios general, from kuklos circle
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