AUTOCEPHALOUS


Meaning of AUTOCEPHALOUS in English

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

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