Word of the Day: ENCYCLICAL
Papal post
encyclical (noun) - an official letter written by the Pope addressed to Catholic bishops but intended to be circulated widely for moral guidance or religious clarification [en-sik-li-kuhl
BREAKDOWN: EN- (in) + CYCL- (circle) + -ICAL (pertaining to)
encyclical as an adjective means intended for general circulation
“When women understand that governments and religions are human inventions; that Bibles, prayer-books, catechisms, and encyclical letters are all emanations from the brains of man, they will no longer be oppressed by the injunctions that come to them with the divine authority of *Thus sayeth the Lord.*” —Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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