encyclic
En*cyc"lic, En*cyc"li*cal, a. Etym: [L. encyclios of a circle, general, Gr. encyclique. See Cycle.] Defn: 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, En*cyc"li*cal, n. Defn: An encyclical letter, esp. one from a pope. Shipley.