\En*cyc"lic\, Encyclical \En*cyc"li*cal\, a. [L.
encyclios of a circle, general, Gr. ?; ? in + ? circle: cf.
F. encyclique. See {Cycle}.]
Sent to many persons or places; intended for many, or for a
whole order of men; general; circular; as, an encyclical
letter of a council, of a bishop, or the pope.

\En*cyc"lic\, Encyclical \En*cyc"li*cal\, n.
An encyclical letter, esp. one from a pope. --Shipley.