AUTOCEPHALOUS

Meaning of AUTOCEPHALOUS in English

[ ˌɔ:tə(ʊ)'sɛf(ə)ləs , -'kɛf- ]

■ adjective (of an Eastern Christian Church) appointing its own head, not subject to the authority of an external patriarch or archbishop.

Origin

C19: from Gk autokephalos (from autos 'self' + kephalē 'head') + -ous .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

AUTOCEPHALOUS — adjective see: cephalic Date: 1863 being independent of external and especially patriarchal authority, autocephaly noun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AUTOCEPHALOUS — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+|sefələs adjective Etymology: Late Greek autokephalos, from Greek aut- + -kephalos (from kephalē head) — more at cephalic Eastern Orthodox …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AUTOCEPHALOUS — (a.) Having its own head; independent of episcopal or patriarchal jurisdiction, as certain Greek churches.
Английский словарь Webster
AUTOCEPHALOUS — ( a. ) Having its own head; independent of episcopal or patriarchal jurisdiction, as certain Greek churches.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AUTOCEPHALOUS — /aw'teuh sef"euh leuhs/ , adj. Eastern Ch. 1. (of a church) having its own head or chief bishop, though in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AUTOCEPHALOUS — adj. type of Church that has its own chief bishop, independent of episcopal or patriarchal jurisdiction (Religion)
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AUTOCEPHALOUS — adjective Etymology: Late Greek autokephalos, from Greek aut- + kephalē head — more at cephalic Date: 1863 : being independent …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AUTOCEPHALOUS — adj having its own head; independent of episcopal or patriarchal jurisdiction, as certain greek churches.
Webster English vocab
AUTOCEPHALOUS — [au.to.ceph.a.lous] adj [LGk autokephalos, fr. Gk aut- + kephale head--more at cephalic] (1863): being independent of external and esp. patriarchal …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AUTOCEPHALOUS — adj. 1 (esp. of an Eastern church) appointing its own head. 2 (of a bishop, church, etc.) independent. [Gk autokephalos …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AUTOCEPHALOUS — adj. 1 (esp. of an Eastern church) appointing its own head. 2 (of a bishop, church, etc.) independent. [ Gk …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AUTOCEPHALOUS — adj.1 (esp. of an Eastern church) appointing its own head. 2 (of a bishop, church, etc.) independent. Etymology: Gk autokephalos …
Oxford English vocab
AUTOCEPHALOUS — (редкое) самостоятельный, никому не подчиненный (церковное) автокефальный
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AUTOCEPHALOUS — a 1. редк. самостоятельный, никому не подчинённый 2. церк. автокефальный
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AUTOCEPHALOUS — (a) автокефальный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
AUTOCEPHALOUS — (0) никому не подчиненный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
AUTOCEPHALOUS — a 1. редк. самостоятельный, никому не подчинённый 2. церк. автокефальный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
AUTOCEPHALOUS — a 1. редк. самостоятельный, никому не подчинённый 2. церк. автокефальный
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AUTOCEPHALOUS — adj. автокефальный (рел.)
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AUTOCEPHALOUS — adj. автокефальный (рел.)
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
AUTOCEPHALOUS — (редкое) самостоятельный, никому не подчиненный (церковное) автокефальный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
AUTOCEPHALOUS — adj. Pronunciation: ˌ o ̇ -t ō - ' se-f( ə -)l ə s Function: adjective Etymology: Late Greek autokephalos, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
AUTOCEPHALOUS CHURCH — in the modern usage of Eastern Orthodox canon law, church that enjoys total canonical and administrative independence and elects its …
Britannica English vocabulary
CATHOLICOS — /keuh thol"i keuhs, -kos'/ , n. , pl. catholicoses, catholicoi /-koy'/ . 1. ( often cap. ) Eastern Ch. a. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UKRAINE, FLAG OF — horizontally divided blue-yellow national flag. Its width-to-length ratio is 2 to 3. More than a thousand years ago a powerful …
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SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH — autocephalous, or ecclesiastically independent, member of the Eastern Orthodox communion, located primarily in Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The …
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RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH — largest autocephalous, or ecclesiastically independent, Eastern Orthodox church in the world. Its membership is estimated at between 40 and 80 …
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ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH — the largest autocephalous, or ecclesiastically independent, Eastern Orthodox church in the Balkans today. It is the church to which the …
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ORTHODOX CHURCH OF POLAND — in full Autocephalous Orthodox Church Of Poland, ecclesiastically independent member of the Eastern Orthodox communion, established in 1924 to accommodate …
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ORTHODOX CHURCH OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA
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ORTHODOX CHURCH IN AMERICA — formerly Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church Of America, ecclesiastically independent, or autocephalous, church of the Eastern Orthodox communion, recognized as …
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ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE OF CONSTANTINOPLE — honorary primacy of the Eastern Orthodox autocephalous, or ecclesiastically independent, churches; it is also known as the ecumenical patriarchate, or …
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