autocephalous
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- Fully independent of the authority of any other church.
- Presiding over an autocephalous church.
- Independent; not governed by others.
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From Ancient Greek αὐτοκέφαλος (autoképhalos), from αὐτο- (auto-, “self-”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”). By surface analysis, auto- + -cephalous.
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