Autocephaly


the state of being autocephalous.

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  • Autocephalous

    (of a church) having its own head or chief bishop, though in communion with other orthodox churches. (of a bishop) subordinate to no superior authority; self-governing. historical examples the church of cyprus has been autocephalous since at any rate the oec-menical synod of ephesus in 431. encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 8, slice 9 various […]

  • Autochanger

    noun a device in a record player that enables a small stack of records to be dropped automatically onto the turntable one at a time and played separately a record player with such a device

  • Autochthon

    an aboriginal inhabitant. ecology. one of the indigenous animals or plants of a region. geology. a geological formation formed in the region where found. historical examples he is earth-born, autochthon, and holds possession by descent. the eulogy of richard jefferies walter besant autochthon, aw-tok′thon, n. one of the primitive inhabitants of a country: an aboriginal:—pl. […]

  • Autochthonic

    pertaining to autochthons; aboriginal; indigenous (opposed to heterochthonous). pathology. found in the part of the body in which it originates, as a cancerous lesion. found in a locality in which it originates, as an infectious disease. psychology. of or relating to ideas that arise independently of the individual’s own train of thought and seem instead […]

  • Autotruck

    a motor truck.


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