[au.to.ceph.a.lous] adj [LGk autokephalos, fr. Gk aut- + kephale head--more at cephalic] (1863): being independent of external and esp. patriarchal authority--used esp. of Eastern national churches -- au.to.ceph.a.ly n
AUTOCEPHALOUS
Meaning of AUTOCEPHALOUS in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012