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autocephalous, a.|ɔːtəʊˈsɛfələs| [f. Gr. αὐτοκέϕαλ-ος (f. αὐτο- independent + κεϕαλή head) + -ous.] lit. Having a head or chief of its own. Of bishops and churches: Independent of archiepiscopal or patriarchal jurisdiction.
1863Neale Liturgiol. 289 Georgia had its own autocephalous metropolitan. 1881G. Simcox in Academy 2 Apr. 237 Autocephalous churches like that of Cyprus. |