En-cy'cli-cal, a.
a. [Lat. encyclius, Gr. ἐγκύκλιος, from ἐν, in, and κύκλος, circle; Fr. encyclique.] Sent to many persons or places; intended for many, or for a whole order of men; circular; as, the encyclical letter of the pope.
a. [Lat. encyclius, Gr. ἐγκύκλιος, from ἐν, in, and κύκλος, circle; Fr. encyclique.] Sent to many persons or places; intended for many, or for a whole order of men; circular; as, the encyclical letter of the pope.