autocephalous
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adjective \ˌȯ-tō-ˈse-f(ə-)ləs\Definition of AUTOCEPHALOUS
: independent of external and especially patriarchal authority —used especially of Eastern national churches
— au·to·ceph·a·ly \-fə-lē\ noun
Origin of AUTOCEPHALOUS
Late Greek autokephalos, from Greek aut- + kephalē head — more at cephalic
First Known Use: 1863
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