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encyclicals

encyclicals is the plural of encyclical.

Meaning of encyclical

Noun

encyclical (plural encyclicals)

  1. A papal letter, intended for general circulation in the Catholic Church.
    • In his encyclical – the first major text on safeguarding humankind of his papacy – he also apologised for the Catholic church’s long delay in condemning slavery, describing it as “a wound in Christian memory”, and spoke of the “new forms of slavery” due to the digital economy.2026 May 25, Angela Giuffrida, “Pope Leo denounces ‘culture of power’ driving rise of AI”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

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Questions about encyclicals

What is encyclicals the plural of?
Encyclicals is the plural of encyclical.

Words near encyclicals in the dictionary

  1. encycl
  2. encyclic
  3. encyclical
  4. encyclical letter
  5. encyclical letters
  6. encyclicals
  7. encyclics
  8. encyclopaedia
  9. Encyclopaedia Galactica
  10. encyclopaediac
  11. encyclopaediacal

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