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autocephalous

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

AUTOCEPHALOUS

Au `to *ceph "a *lous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Eccl. Hist. )

Defn: Having its own head; independent of episcopal or patriarchal jurisdiction, as certain Greek churches.

New American Oxford Dictionary

autocephalous

au to ceph a lous |ˌôtəˈsefələs ˌɔdəˈsɛfələs | ▶adjective (of an Eastern Christian Church ) appointing its own head, not subject to the authority of an external patriarch or archbishop. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Greek autokephalos (from autos ‘self ’ + kephalē ‘head ’) + -ous .

Oxford Dictionary

autocephalous

autocephalous |ˌɔːtə (ʊ )ˈsɛf (ə )ləs, -ˈkɛf -| ▶adjective (of an Eastern Christian Church ) appointing its own head, not subject to the authority of an external patriarch or archbishop. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Greek autokephalos (from autos ‘self ’ + kephalē ‘head ’) + -ous .