encyclical

Questions about encyclical

What does encyclical mean?

encyclical means "a letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in encyclical?

encyclical has 4 syllables: en-cyc-li-cal. The stress falls on "cyc". In IPA it is /ɛnˈsɪklɪkəl/.

What is another word for encyclical?

Close synonyms include encyclical letter. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is encyclical a common word?

encyclical is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.