encyclical - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • issue: In 1869 the first Vatican Council issued five great encyclicals which would determine the role of the Roman Catholic Church in a modern society.
  • write: He also supported the fascist tyranny of Pilsudski in Poland, while writing erudite encyclicals on moral and political principles.

Adjective modifier

  • papal: I am sure that he knows that the original concept derives from Catholic teaching, and a 19th century papal encyclical.
  • social: Fortunately, they had access to three social encyclicals.
  • first: This week's paper also offers in-depth analysis of Pope Benedict's first encyclical.
  • great: In 1869 the first Vatican Council issued five great encyclicals which would determine the role of the Roman Catholic Church in a modern society.
  • last: The present Pope's last encyclical in this series was in 1991.
  • major: This is a theme to which the pope himself constantly returns, and not only in major encyclicals.

Modifies a noun

  • letter: Evangelium Vitae Pope John Paul II's encyclical letter on the value of human life, 1995.

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