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Complete Definition of "acephali"

English

Etymology
Late Latin, plural of acephalus. See Acephal

Pronunciation
a-ceph*a-li
aah-SEPH-a-ly, -lee

Noun
Singular: Acephalus

  1. A mythological people reported by Herodotus and Josephus to have no or removable heads.
  2. (Ecclesiastical History): The Eutychians, a Christian sect in the year 482 without a leader. See 1.
  3. (Ecclesiastical History): Bishops and certain clergymen not under regular diocesan control.
  4. A class of levelers in the time of King Henry I.
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