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单词 autocephalous
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Definition of autocephalous in English:

autocephalous

adjective ˌɔːtə(ʊ)ˈsɛf(ə)ləsˌɔːtə(ʊ)ˈkɛf(ə)ləsˌôdəˈsefələs
  • (of an Eastern Christian Church) appointing its own head, not subject to the authority of an external patriarch or archbishop.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The fourteen autocephalous and autonomous churches were invited to send official delegates to this important event.
    • The Albanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America is an autocephalous church established in 1908.
    • Obviously, further definition is needed in this area to describe the relationships between autocephalous and national church communities, for example, but we cannot go into this here.
    • Further, the Orthodox tradition, with its autocephalous churches and sufficiently full agreement in doctrine, presents an alternative to centralized authority.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek autokephalos (from autos 'self' + kephalē 'head') + -ous.

 
 

Definition of autocephalous in US English:

autocephalous

adjectiveˌôdəˈsefələs
  • (of an Eastern Christian Church) appointing its own head, not subject to the authority of an external patriarch or archbishop.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Further, the Orthodox tradition, with its autocephalous churches and sufficiently full agreement in doctrine, presents an alternative to centralized authority.
    • The fourteen autocephalous and autonomous churches were invited to send official delegates to this important event.
    • Obviously, further definition is needed in this area to describe the relationships between autocephalous and national church communities, for example, but we cannot go into this here.
    • The Albanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America is an autocephalous church established in 1908.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek autokephalos (from autos ‘self’ + kephalē ‘head’) + -ous.

 
 
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