papal encyclical
C3303
concept
A papal encyclical is an authoritative circular letter issued by the Pope to bishops and the wider Catholic Church, addressing important doctrinal, moral, or social issues.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| papal encyclical canonical | 98 |
| Catholic social teaching document | 25 |
| pontifical document | 7 |
| papal letter | 6 |
| encyclical | 3 |
| Papal document | 2 |
| encyclical incipit | 1 |
| series of papal encyclicals | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: papal encyclical
Generated description
A papal encyclical is an authoritative circular letter issued by the Pope to bishops and the wider Catholic Church, addressing important doctrinal, moral, or social issues.
Instances (118)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
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encyclical A Quo Die
surface form:
A Quo Die
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encyclical Christianae Reipublicae
surface form:
Christianae Reipublicae
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encyclical In Dominico Agro
surface form:
In Dominico Agro
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— |
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encyclical Cum Primum
surface form:
Cum Primum
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encyclical Apostolicum Pascendi
surface form:
Apostolicum Pascendi
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| Dominus ac Redemptor | pontifical document |
| Mother and Teacher | — |
| The Social Concern of the Church | — |
| On Christian Marriage | — |
| Arcanum divinae sapientiae | — |
| Laetare Jerusalem | pontifical document |
| On Atheistic Communism | — |
| The Church of the Eucharist | — |
| Leo I’s Tome | papal letter |
| The Splendor of Truth | — |
| Fratelli tutti | — |
| Spe salvi | — |
| Lumen fidei | — |