transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌȯ-tō-ˈse-f(ə-)ləs ]
adjective
Etymology: Late Greek autokephalos, from Greek aut- + kephalē head — more at cephalic
Date: 1863
: being independent of external and especially patriarchal authority — used especially of Eastern national churches
• au·to·ceph·a·ly -fə-lē noun