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.

单词	autocephalous
释义	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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