encyclical

English

Etymology

From Late Latin encyclicus +‎ -al, from Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος (enkúklios, “circular, general”), from ἐν- (en-) + κύκλος (kúklos, “circle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛnˈsɪklɪkəl/

Noun

encyclical (plural encyclicals)

1. A papal letter, intended for general circulation in the Catholic Church.

Translations

papal letter

• Czech: encyklika (cs) f
• Esperanto: encikliko
• Finnish: ensyklika (fi)
• French: encyclique (fr) f
• German: Enzyklika (de) f
• Hungarian: enciklika (hu)
• Indonesian: ensiklik (id)
• Irish: imlitir ón bPápa f
• Italian: enciclica (it) f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: pavelig rundskriv n

  Nynorsk: paveleg rundskriv n

• Polish: encyklika (pl) f
• Portuguese: encíclica (pt) f
• Romanian: enciclică (ro) f
• Russian: энци́клика (ru) f (encíklika)
• Spanish: encíclica (es) f
• Swedish: encyklika (sv) c
• Ukrainian: енци́кліка f (encýklika)

Adjective

encyclical (not comparable)

1. Intended for general circulation.