encyclical

/en-sik-li-kuhl, -sahy-kli-/US // ɛnˈsɪk lɪ kəl, -ˈsaɪ klɪ- //UK // (ɛnˈsɪklɪkəl) //

通谕,通告,通諭,通令

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : Roman Catholic Church. a letter addressed by the pope to all the bishops of the church.

adj.形容词 adjective

In 1864 Pius IX issued his famous encyclical, in which he boldly condemned the "pernicious" doctrine of the rights of man.
Ten years subsequently he put forth the celebrated Encyclical Letter and the Syllabus.
We refer to the reply to the noble and paternal encyclical of Pius IX.
When the question is asked, therefore, Why there are (not one only but) several encyclical bodies?