Encyclical
noun
An official letter or message from the Pope to Catholic churches worldwide, usually about a specific topic.
The Pope's latest encyclical addressed environmental conservation.
Often appears as...
- papal encyclical
- encyclical letter
Usage tips
Formal
Religious
noun
An official letter or message from the Pope to Catholic churches worldwide, usually about a specific topic.
The Pope's latest encyclical addressed environmental conservation.
Often appears as...
- papal encyclical
- encyclical letter
Usage tips
Formal
Religious
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Pope's Message
An encyclical is a special message written by the Pope and addresses moral or doctrinal issues.
The encyclical was sent to every diocese to outline the new church policies.
Pro Tip 2/3Global Relevance
Although coming from the Catholic Pope, encyclicals may have messages on universal issues, like peace or climate.
The encyclical on climate change urged all people to act responsibly towards the environment.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Common Word
The term 'encyclical' is not commonly used in everyday conversation; it's specific to religious documents.
Outside the church meeting, you'd rarely hear the term 'encyclical'.
Pro Tip 1/3Pope's Message
An encyclical is a special message written by the Pope and addresses moral or doctrinal issues.
The encyclical was sent to every diocese to outline the new church policies.
Pro Tip 2/3Global Relevance
Although coming from the Catholic Pope, encyclicals may have messages on universal issues, like peace or climate.
The encyclical on climate change urged all people to act responsibly towards the environment.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Common Word
The term 'encyclical' is not commonly used in everyday conversation; it's specific to religious documents.
Outside the church meeting, you'd rarely hear the term 'encyclical'.
Pro Tip 1/3Pope's Message
An encyclical is a special message written by the Pope and addresses moral or doctrinal issues.
The encyclical was sent to every diocese to outline the new church policies.
Pro Tip 2/3Global Relevance
Although coming from the Catholic Pope, encyclicals may have messages on universal issues, like peace or climate.
The encyclical on climate change urged all people to act responsibly towards the environment.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Common Word
The term 'encyclical' is not commonly used in everyday conversation; it's specific to religious documents.
Outside the church meeting, you'd rarely hear the term 'encyclical'.
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Pope Advisor Has Harsh...
Argentina where he consistently dealt with the problems of the poor and came face-to-face with the kinds of issues that are destroying the world at the present time among the important elements of the encyclical that I think will surprise people or may interest them if they haven't thought about it
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His Holiness Pope...
can make a substantial contribution. Five years ago I wrote the encyclical letter "Laudato Si’," dedicated to the care of our common home.
Video examples
Pope Advisor Has Harsh...
Argentina where he consistently dealt with the problems of the poor and came face-to-face with the kinds of issues that are destroying the world at the present time among the important elements of the encyclical that I think will surprise people or may interest them if they haven't thought about it
Video examples
His Holiness Pope...
can make a substantial contribution. Five years ago I wrote the encyclical letter "Laudato Si’," dedicated to the care of our common home.
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
John Cornwell
British Journalist
There was a time when papal encyclicals were treated as virtual pronouncements of papal infallibility. There are still a small minority of Catholics who cite Pope Paul VI's 1968 document Humanae Vitae - which outlawed artificial birth control - as the word of God.
Quote examples
Seamus Heaney
Irish Poet
The kinds of truth that art gives us many, many times are small truths. They don't have the resonance of an encyclical from the Pope stating an eternal truth, but they partake of the quality of eternity. There is a sort of timeless delight in them.
Quote examples
John Cornwell
British Journalist
There was a time when papal encyclicals were treated as virtual pronouncements of papal infallibility. There are still a small minority of Catholics who cite Pope Paul VI's 1968 document Humanae Vitae - which outlawed artificial birth control - as the word of God.
Quote examples
Seamus Heaney
Irish Poet
The kinds of truth that art gives us many, many times are small truths. They don't have the resonance of an encyclical from the Pope stating an eternal truth, but they partake of the quality of eternity. There is a sort of timeless delight in them.
Example 1 of 2
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