autocephaly
/ˌɔːtə(ʊ)ˈsɛfəli/ /ˌɔːtə(ʊ)ˈsɛf(ə)li/ /ˌɔːtə(ʊ)ˈkɛfəli/Christian Church
noun
Especially among Eastern Orthodox Churches: the state or condition of having a presiding bishop, etc., who is independent of external jurisdiction.
Origin
Mid 19th century. From post-classical Latin autocephalia from autocephalus + -ia.
- occ.
- Occam
- Occamism
- Occamist
- Occamite
- Occam's razor
- Occam, William of
- occas.
- occasion
- occasional
- occasionalism
- occasionalist
- occasionalistic
- occasionality
- occasionally
- retroserrate
- retrospect
- retrospection
- retrospective
- retrospectively
- retrospectivity
- retrospectus
- retrosternal
- retrosynthetic
- retro-system