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Acephali vs. Acephalic — What's the Difference?

Acephali vs. Acephalic — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Acephali and Acephalic

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Acephali

In church history, the term acephali (from Ancient Greek: ἀκέφαλοι akephaloi, "headless", singular ἀκέφαλος akephalos from ἀ- a-, "without", and κεφαλή kephalé, "head") has been applied to several sects that supposedly had no leader. E. Cobham Brewer wrote, in Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, that acephalites, "properly means men without a head." Jean Cooper wrote, in Dictionary of Christianity, that it characterizes "various schismatical Christian bodies".

Acephalic

Without a head.
An acephalic statue

Acephali

Plural of acephalus

Acephalic

Characterized by a migraine aura without pain.

Acephali

A people reported by Herodotus and Josephus to have no heads or removable heads.
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Acephalic

Without a leader.
An acephalic society

Acephali

(ecclesiastical history) The Eutychians, a Christian sect in the year 482 without a leader. See [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01100c.htm].

Acephalic

(prosody) Deficient in the beginning, as a line of poetry that is missing its expected opening syllable.

Acephali

(ecclesiastical history) Bishops and certain clergymen not under regular diocesan control.

Acephalic

(of a manuscript) Lacking the first portion of the text.

Acephali

A class of levelers in the time of King Henry I.

Acephali

A fabulous people reported by ancient writers to have heads.

Acephali

A Christian sect without a leader.

Acephali

A class of levelers in the time of K. Henry I.

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