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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 world
Familiarity information: ENCYCLICAL LETTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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