"autocephaly" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɔːtəˈsɛfəli/ Forms: autocephalies [plural]
Etymology: From autocephalous + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|autocephalous|-y|text=+|tree=1}} From autocephalous + -y. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} autocephaly (countable and uncountable, plural autocephalies)
  1. (Christianity) The condition where a church's leaders have severed ties to a larger body and thus no longer report to a higher authority. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: autocephalous Translations (the organisational independence of a church): outokefalie (Afrikaans), ինքնագլխություն (inkʻnaglxutʻyun) (Armenian), ավտոկեֆալություն (avtokefalutʻyun) (Armenian), 自主教會 /自主教会 (zìzhǔ jiàohuì) (Chinese Mandarin), autokefalia (Finnish), autocéphalie (French), ავტოკეფალია (avṭoḳepalia) (Georgian), Autokephalie [feminine] (German), αυτοκεφαλία (aftokefalía) [feminine] (Greek), autokefália (Hungarian), autocefalia [feminine] (Italian), 独立正教会 (dokuritsuseikyōkai) (alt: どくりつせいきょうかい) (Japanese), autocephalia [feminine] (Latin), autokefalia [feminine] (Polish), autocefalie [feminine] (Romanian), автокефа́лия (avtokefálija) [feminine] (Russian), autocefalia [feminine] (Spanish), автокефалія (avtokefalija) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

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