Encyclical
Everybody's Encyelopedia · 1912 · p. 16
a letter addre ed by the Pope to all his bishops, condemning current errors or advising the Christian people how to act in regard to great public questions. It differs from a “bull” mainly in that the latter is usually more special in its destination. The famous encyclical i ued Dec. 8, 1864, by Pius IX., was accompanied by a “Syllabus” condemning specifically 80 principles in religion, philosophy, and politics.
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