| 单词 | encyclical |
| 释义 | encyclical[ en-sik-li-kuhl, -sahy-kli- ] / ɛnˈsɪk lɪ kəl, -ˈsaɪ klɪ- / nounRoman Catholic Church. a letter addressed by the pope to all the bishops of the church. adjective(of a letter) intended for wide or general circulation; general. Also en·cyc·lic . Origin of encyclical1610–20; <Late Latin encyclicus (<Greek enkýklios, with -icus-ic for -ios, equivalent to en-en-2 + kýkl(os) circle, cycle + -ios adj. suffix) + -al1 Words nearby encyclicalenculturation, encumber, encumbrance, encumbrancer, -ency, encyclical, encyclopedia, encyclopedic, encyclopedism, encyclopedist, encyst Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for encyclicalencyclical / (ɛnˈsɪklɪkəl) / nouna letter sent by the pope to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world adjective Also: encyclic(of letters) intended for general or wide circulation Word Origin for encyclicalC17: from Late Latin encyclicus, from Greek enkuklios general, from kuklos circle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for encyclicalencyclical [ (en-sik-li-kuhl) ] A letter from the pope to the bishops of the Roman Catholic Church, in which he lays down policy on religious, moral, or political issues. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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