acephalicadj.

Brit.

/eɪsᵻˈfalɪk/,

/eɪkɛˈfalɪk/, U.S.

/ˌeɪsəˈfælɪk/

Forms: 1600s acephalick, 1600s acephalik, 1600s acephalike, 1800s– acephalic.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin acephalus , -ic suffix; Greek ἀκέϕαλος , -ic suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin acephalus or its etymon ancient Greek ἀκέϕαλος (see acephalous adj.) + -ic suffix. Compare post-classical Latin acephalicus (1602 or earlier). Compare later acephalous adj. In the specific medical use in sense 3 after acephaly n.

1. Having or recognizing no ruler, head, or chief; leaderless; = acephalous adj. 1.In some quots. a figurative application of sense 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of power > [adjective] > without a ruler or chief

kinglessc1325

acephalc1550

guideless1561

acephalic1656

acephalous1715

chiefless1742

1656 T. Blount Glossographia at Heresie The Acephalick Sects of Barcotabas, [etc.].

1818 G. S. Faber Diss. Prophecies III. 250 He [sc. Rome] soon relapsed into his old acephalic independence. Nero died: and the beast had no head, until Domitian arose.

1867 Pall Mall Gaz. 31 Aug. 4/1 The Abyssinian war has come on the departments in a headless state. Their acephalic condition, however, may be remedied by the activity of those narrow centres, the fixed clerks.

1914 A. L. Guérard French Civilization in 19th Cent. (1918) v. 165 The amorphous, acephalic character of politics under the Republic, compared with English and American conditions.

1979 Amer. Antiq. 44 4 The variable homeostatic or ramifying qualities of the institutions binding such ‘acephalic’ societies into larger cultural entities.

1998 Internat. Jrnl. Afr. Hist. Stud. 31 4 The question is whether the early Rund chiefdoms..arose from an acephalic type of society where government was in the hands of an association.

2. Of a book, manuscript, or piece of writing: lacking a beginning; = acephalous adj. 3b.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > book > matter of book > [adjective] > with headings to chapters > without heading or title

acephalic1656

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Acephalick.., without head, title, or beginning.

1985 Speculum 60 830 This is the acephalic song beginning [. . .]erausp[. . .]gquma[. . .] bel amia.

2002 J. Contreni in J. McEvoy & M. Dunne Hist. & Eschatol. in John Scottus Eriugena vi. 135 The title De numero, added in the top margin above the acephalic text.

3. Lacking a head, headless; (Medicine) of, relating to, or affected with acephaly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > [adjective] > without

headlessOE

acephalous1731

acephalic1816

1816 London Med. Repository 5 176 Another equally remarkable preparation, is that of an acephalic fœtus of 4 months, in the possession of Professor Jorg, at Leipzig.

1839–47 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. III. 718/1 The acephalic state is very frequent. It is always associated with complete or nearly complete absence of the cranial bones.

1888 J. B. Hurry tr. O. Spiegelberg Text Bk. Midwifery II. 177 The acephalic monster generally presents with the feet.

1924 Glasgow Herald 31 Dec. The acephalic creatures, with eyes in their breasts, of whom..St. Augustine declared he had seen a specimen.

1991 Lancet 9 Feb. 326/2 The rare acardiac, acephalic twin malformation results from umbilical artery-to-artery and vein-to-vein anastomosis between monochorionic twins.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	acephalic
释义	acephalicadj. Brit. /eɪsᵻˈfalɪk/, /eɪkɛˈfalɪk/, U.S. /ˌeɪsəˈfælɪk/ Forms: 1600s acephalick, 1600s acephalik, 1600s acephalike, 1800s– acephalic. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin acephalus , -ic suffix; Greek ἀκέϕαλος , -ic suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin acephalus or its etymon ancient Greek ἀκέϕαλος (see acephalous adj.) + -ic suffix. Compare post-classical Latin acephalicus (1602 or earlier). Compare later acephalous adj. In the specific medical use in sense 3 after acephaly n. 1. Having or recognizing no ruler, head, or chief; leaderless; = acephalous adj. 1.In some quots. a figurative application of sense 3. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of power > [adjective] > without a ruler or chief kinglessc1325 acephalc1550 guideless1561 acephalic1656 acephalous1715 chiefless1742 1656 T. Blount Glossographia at Heresie The Acephalick Sects of Barcotabas, [etc.]. 1818 G. S. Faber Diss. Prophecies III. 250 He [sc. Rome] soon relapsed into his old acephalic independence. Nero died: and the beast had no head, until Domitian arose. 1867 Pall Mall Gaz. 31 Aug. 4/1 The Abyssinian war has come on the departments in a headless state. Their acephalic condition, however, may be remedied by the activity of those narrow centres, the fixed clerks. 1914 A. L. Guérard French Civilization in 19th Cent. (1918) v. 165 The amorphous, acephalic character of politics under the Republic, compared with English and American conditions. 1979 Amer. Antiq. 44 4 The variable homeostatic or ramifying qualities of the institutions binding such ‘acephalic’ societies into larger cultural entities. 1998 Internat. Jrnl. Afr. Hist. Stud. 31 4 The question is whether the early Rund chiefdoms..arose from an acephalic type of society where government was in the hands of an association. 2. Of a book, manuscript, or piece of writing: lacking a beginning; = acephalous adj. 3b. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > matter of book > [adjective] > with headings to chapters > without heading or title acephalic1656 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Acephalick.., without head, title, or beginning. 1985 Speculum 60 830 This is the acephalic song beginning [. . .]erausp[. . .]gquma[. . .] bel amia. 2002 J. Contreni in J. McEvoy & M. Dunne Hist. & Eschatol. in John Scottus Eriugena vi. 135 The title De numero, added in the top margin above the acephalic text. 3. Lacking a head, headless; (Medicine) of, relating to, or affected with acephaly. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > [adjective] > without headlessOE acephalous1731 acephalic1816 1816 London Med. Repository 5 176 Another equally remarkable preparation, is that of an acephalic fœtus of 4 months, in the possession of Professor Jorg, at Leipzig. 1839–47 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. III. 718/1 The acephalic state is very frequent. It is always associated with complete or nearly complete absence of the cranial bones. 1888 J. B. Hurry tr. O. Spiegelberg Text Bk. Midwifery II. 177 The acephalic monster generally presents with the feet. 1924 Glasgow Herald 31 Dec. The acephalic creatures, with eyes in their breasts, of whom..St. Augustine declared he had seen a specimen. 1991 Lancet 9 Feb. 326/2 The rare acardiac, acephalic twin malformation results from umbilical artery-to-artery and vein-to-vein anastomosis between monochorionic twins. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1656
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