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  • 21Publication — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Publication >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 publication publication Sgm: N 1 public announcement public announcement &c. 527 Sgm: N 1 promulgation promulgation propagation proclamation pronunziamento =>(Italian) Sgm: N …

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  • 22Enzyklika — Sf päpstliches Rundschreiben per. Wortschatz fach. (18. Jh.) Neoklassische Bildung. Entlehnt aus neo kl. encyclica, einer Neubildung zu spl. encyclios einen Kreis bildend , dieses aus gr. egkýklios kreisförmig, allgemein , zu gr. kýklos m. Kreis …

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  • 23encyclical — /ɛnˈsɪklɪkəl/ (say en siklikuhl), /ən / (say uhn ) noun 1. a letter addressed by the pope to all the bishops of the world in communion with the Holy See. –adjective 2. intended for wide or general circulation; general. Also, encyclic. {Late Latin …

  • 24encyclical — [en sik′li kəl, insik′li kəl; ] occas. [, en sī′kli kəl, insī′klikəl] adj. [LL encyclicus < Gr enkyklios, in a circle, general, common < en , in + kyklos, a circle: see CYCLE] for general circulation: also encyclic n. R.C.Ch. a papal… …

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