encyclical letter

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

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Questions about encyclical letter

What does encyclical letter mean?

encyclical letter means "a letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world".

What is another word for encyclical letter?

Close synonyms include encyclical. 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 letter a common word?

encyclical letter 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.