autocephalous

Meaning

1. (not-comparable, usually) Fully independent of the authority of any other church.
2. (not-comparable, usually) Presiding over an autocephalous church.
3. (comparable, not-comparable, usually) Independent; not governed by others.

Opposite of

heterocephalous

Translations

autocéphale

autocèfal

autokephal

مستقلّة

başına buyruk

müstakil

αυτοκέφαλος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɔːtə(ʊ)ˈsɛfələs/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αὐτοκέφαλος (autoképhalos), from αὐτο- (auto-, “self-”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”). By surface analysis, auto- + -cephalous.