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Definition of Encyclicals
1. encyclical [n] - See also: encyclical
Lexicographical Neighbors of Encyclicals
Literary usage of Encyclicals
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Labor Problem and the Social Catholic Movement in France: A Study in the by Parker Thomas Moon (1921)
"Count Albert de Mun's acceptance of the two encyclicals was prompt and enthusiastic.
In speeches at Grenoble (May 23, 1892) and Lille (June 6, ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"The letters in question are: first, Apostolic Letters, in which the pope himself
speaks, Bulls, Briefs, encyclicals, etc.; second, the Acts of the Holy See ..."
3. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1911)
"... reader of his great encyclicals. The attitude of his illustrious successor is
the same. In the minds of many non-Catholic Americans there exists a ..."
4. Pope Leo XIII, His Life and Work by Julien de Narfon (1899)
"I refer to the encyclicals, those declarations of the Sovereign Pontiffs masterly
doctrine, in which he adheres with the perseverance of genius to the ..."