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Encyclical
An encyclical was originally a circular letter sent to all the churches of a particular area in the ancient Roman Church. At that time, the word could be used for a letter sent out by any bishop. The word comes from the Late Latin encyclios (originally from the Latin encyclius, a Latinization of Greek ἐνκύκλιος (enkyklios), meaning "circular", "in a circle", or "all-round", also part of the origin of the word encyclopedia).[1] The term is now primarily associated with papal encyclicals.
The term has been used by Catholics, Anglicans and the Eastern Orthodox Church.
- ^ Rice, Doyle (16 June 2015). "The papal encyclical: What is an 'encyclical'?". USA Today.
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