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Tuesday, November 5th, 2024
the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
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Encyclical
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(from Late Lat. encyclicus, for encyclius= Gr. yKUKXcos, from iv and KuKXos, " a circle"), an ecclesiastical epistle intended for general circulation, now almost exclusively used of such letters issued by the pope. The forms encyclica and encyclic are sometimes, but more rarely, used. The old adjectival use of the word in the sense of "general" (encircling) is now obsolete, though it survives in the term "encyclopaedia."
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Encyclical'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/e/encyclical.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Encyclical'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/e/encyclical.html. 1910.
