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Webster 1913 Edition
Autocephalous
Auˊto-ceph′a-lous
,Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK] independent; [GREEK] self + [GREEK] head.]
(Eccl. Hist.)
Having its own head; independent of episcopal or patriarchal jurisdiction, as certain Greek churches.
Definition 2025
autocephalous
autocephalous
English
Adjective
autocephalous (comparative more autocephalous, superlative most autocephalous)
- (Christianity, of a church or bishop) Self-governing: independent of other episcopal jurisdiction (to a greater degree than an autonomous church).
Translations
a self-governing church
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