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Webster 1913 Edition
Acephali
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1.
A fabulous people reported by ancient writers to have heads.
2.
(Eccl. Hist.)
(a)
A Christian sect without a leader.
(b)
Bishops and certain clergymen not under regular diocesan control.
3.
A class of levelers in the time of K. Henry I.
Definition 2024
acephali
acephali
English
Noun
acephali
- A people reported by Herodotus and Josephus to have no 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.
- plural of acephalus
Anagrams
Latin
Adjective
acephalī
- nominative masculine plural of acephalus
- genitive masculine singular of acephalus
- genitive neuter singular of acephalus
- vocative masculine plural of acephalus
References
- ACEPHALI in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)