acephali
English
Etymology
Late Latin, plural of acephalus. See acephal.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɑːˈsɛf.æ.lɪi/
Noun
acephali
- plural of acephalus
- A people reported by Herodotus and Josephus to have no heads or removable heads.
- (ecclesiastical history) The Eutychians, a Christian sect in the year 482 without a leader. See .
- (ecclesiastical history) Bishops and certain clergymen not under regular diocesan control.
- A class of levelers in the time of King Henry I.
Latin
Adjective
acephalī
References
- acephali in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
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