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Encyclical
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(a.) Sent to many persons or places; intended for many, or for a whole order of men; general; circular; as, an encyclical letter of a council, of a bishop, or the pope.
(2):
(n.) An encyclical letter, esp. one from a pope.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Encyclical'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/e/encyclical.html. 1828.