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Word: Autocephalous
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 18th century: from Greek autokephalos (from autos ‘self’ + kephalē ‘head’) + -ous
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌɔːtə(ʊ)ˈsɛf(ə)ləs
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌɔːtə(ʊ)ˈkɛf(ə)ləs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of an Eastern Christian Church) appointing its own head, not subject to the authority of an external patriarch or archbishop.
Short Definition:(of Eastern Christian Church) appointing its own head, not subject to authority of external patriarch or archbishop
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