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ENCYCLICAL LETTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does encyclical letter mean? 

ENCYCLICAL LETTER (noun)
  The noun ENCYCLICAL LETTER has 1 sense:

1. a letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the worldplay

  Familiarity information: ENCYCLICAL LETTER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ENCYCLICAL LETTER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

encyclical; encyclical letter

Hypernyms ("encyclical letter" is a kind of...):

letter; missive (a written message addressed to a person or organization)


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