as in letter
an official writing from the Pope to the Roman Catholic bishops
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Recent Examples of encyclical
Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2021
When Trump visited the Vatican in 2017, one of the gifts Francis presented was his encyclical on the environment - a pointed message to a leader who pulled the United States out of the Paris climate agreement.
—Chico Harlan, Seung Min Kim, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Oct. 2021
Jeff Brady, NPR, 21 Apr. 2025
Catholicism had to wait for Pope Leo XIII to set the broad agenda for the church’s social engagement, most influentially in the encyclical Rerum Novarum (New Things) in 1891.
—R. R. Reno, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2018
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Noun
When Trump visited the Vatican in 2017, one of the gifts Francis presented was his encyclical on the environment — a pointed message to a leader who decided to pull the United States from the Paris climate agreement.
—Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2021
When Trump visited the Vatican in 2017, one of the gifts Francis presented was his encyclical on the environment - a pointed message to a leader who pulled the United States out of the Paris climate agreement.
—Chico Harlan, Seung Min Kim, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Oct. 2021
Adjective
His 2015 encyclical brought an influential voice into the global discussion, just as leaders were finalizing an important agreement in Paris, which aimed to address the problem.
—Jeff Brady, NPR, 21 Apr. 2025
Catholicism had to wait for Pope Leo XIII to set the broad agenda for the church’s social engagement, most influentially in the encyclical Rerum Novarum (New Things) in 1891.
—R. R. Reno, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encyclical
Noun
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All of the responses felt like a love letter to the City of Angels.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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His company also wrote her a recommendation letter to an acting school.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 May 2025
Adjective
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His first Sunday blessings as head of the global catholic church.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
11 May 2025
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The first American pope in the history of the catholic church speaking in Latin and Italian, delivering a message of peace.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 May 2025
Noun
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Doing so helps reinforce the message that AI is a tool for amplification, not replacement.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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Ahead of the ceremony, Burton sat down with ESSENCE to speak about the moment, his message and what lies ahead.—
Oumou Fofana,
Essence,
12 May 2025
Noun
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As a proud dad, the 38-year-old wrote his firstborn a sweet epistle to acknowledge his birthday.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
7 Feb. 2025
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One of the earliest witnesses to the spread of Christianity, the codex features the first epistle of Peter and the Book of Jonah.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN,
3 Apr. 2024
Adjective
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The team’s new general manager Monica Wright Rogers meanwhile will spend this upcoming season evaluating talent for both the expansion and college draft as well as preparing for a historic free agency period next year.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
14 May 2025
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Cellulitis is a general term for an infection of the skin or soft tissue anywhere.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
Noun
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The city’s policy for proclamations states that, among other things, the council will not issue the documents for matters of a political or religious nature.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2025
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Haines concluded that the evidence presented by the Trump administration supported the president's reasoning behind the proclamation.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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The curious thing about this compendious, scrupulously researched biography, so rich in basketball and cultural lore, is that the best parts are not about basketball at all.—
Thomas Beller,
New York Times,
25 Nov. 2023
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Although employment has begun to recover, the need to create jobs has prompted several Indian states to suspend many of the country’s compendious labour regulations.—
The Economist,
The Economist,
27 June 2020
Noun
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Before then, Neil Young — who is Canadian-American — wrote a missive on his website voicing concern he wouldn’t be let back into the country after his upcoming European tour.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2025
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And as humans continued to heat the planet with pollution from fossil fuels, Francis' missives became progressively more urgent.—
Jeff Brady,
NPR,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Encyclical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encyclical. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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