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/ˈɔtəˌsɛfəli/ noun 1. Having its own head; independent of episcopal or patriarchal jurisdiction, as certain Eastern European churches. 2. Subordinate to no superior authority; self-governing. From the Greek kephalos meaning ‘head’ (ie, self-headed). Cf autonomous, from nomos, meaning ‘law’ (ie, self-legislated). The Orthodox Church in America was granted autocephaly by the Patriarch of Moscow in… Read more →