distributed \distributed\ adj.
   1. spread from a central location to multiple points or
      recipients. Opposite of concentrated. [Narrower terms:
      apportioned, dealt out, doled out, meted out, parceled
      out; diffuse, diffused; dispensed; dispersed,
      spread; divided, divided up, shared, shared out on the
      basis of a plan or purpose); encyclical; rationed;
      scattered, widespread; sparse, thin; unfocused,
      unfocussed] Also See: distributive.
      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

   2. spread among a variety of securities; -- of investments.

   Syn: diversified.
        [WordNet 1.5]

              Distributing to the necessity of saints. --Rom.
                                                  xii. 13.
        [1913 Webster]

	

	Encyclic \En*cyc"lic\, Encyclical \En*cyc"li*cal\, n.
   An encyclical letter, esp. one from a pope. --Shipley.
   Encyclopedia

	

	Encyclic \En*cyc"lic\, Encyclical \En*cyc"li*cal\, a. [L.
   encyclios of a circle, general, Gr. ?; ? in + ? circle: cf.
   F. encyclique. See Cycle.]
   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. Encyclic

	

	encyclical
    adj 1: intended for wide distribution; "an encyclical letter"
    n 1: a letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops
         throughout the world [syn: encyclical, encyclical
         letter]

	

	52 Moby Thesaurus words for "encyclical":
   Pastoral Epistle, aerogram, air letter, airgraph, announcement,
   annunciation, billet-doux, bull, bulletin board, chain letter,
   circular, communique, dead letter, declaration, dimissorial,
   dimissory letter, drop letter, edict, enunciation, fan letter,
   form letter, letter of credit, letter of introduction,
   letters credential, letters of marque, letters of request,
   letters overt, letters patent, letters rogatory, love letter,
   manifesto, monitory, newsletter, nixie, notice, notification,
   open letter, pastoral letter, poison-pen letter, position paper,
   proclamation, program, programma, pronouncement, pronunciamento,
   public notice, report, round robin, statement, ukase, white book,
   white paper