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Definition: AUTOCEPHALOUS

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Having its own head; independent of episcopal or patriarchal jurisdiction, as certain Greek churches.[Websters]
2. Being independent, unattached, self-sufficient, self-contained or congregational. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb autocephalously.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(autocephalously)		 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the adjective autocephalous.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Autocephalous" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Autocephalous \Au`to*ceph"a*lous\, adjective. [Greek expression independent; self head.]. (references)

Common Expressions: AUTOCEPHALOUS

Expressions Definition
Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church In 1921 a Sobor created the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (UAOC) in Kyiv and ordained Metropolitan Wasyl Lupkivskyj as head of the UAOC. THE UAOC was at that point independent of all other churches. It obtained its autocephalous status a few years later in 1924 when Gregory VII, Patriarch of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch, issued a tomos re-establishing the Kyivan-Rus (Ukrainian) Metropolitanate as an Autocephalous Church. The responsibility of establishing a new Synod of Bishops was given to the Metropolitan-Archbishop of Warsaw, Dionisij Waledynskyj. Autocephaly refers to the self-governing status of a particular national church that is recognized by other Orthodox jurisdictions. In wake of the break up of the Russian Empire some national groups sought autonomy (Autonomous Orthodox church bodies are not the same as Autocephalic church bodies) from Moscow. The Soviet government persecuted the UAOC; and the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) also prevented the UAOC from establishing their ecclesiastical order for some time. Between the wars the UAOC was tolerated by the ROC and it was allowed to exist on Ukrainian Soviet territory. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Topics by Level of Interest: AUTOCEPHALOUS

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church 11     Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church 7
Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church 7     Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church 11
Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (alternative meanings) 2     Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (alternative meanings) 2

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Synonyms: autocephalous
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Adjective

 unattached, self-contained, autonomous, detached, absolute, free, freestanding, independent, isolated, separate.
Consider also: sovereign, individual, particular, distinct, liberal, total, unconditional, broad, other, bountiful, uncommunicative, full, reticent.
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Computed Synonyms: autocephalous

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   4.0088   autocephalous     independent     free, sovereign, autonomous, unattached, substantive   
 2   3.3493   autocephalous     autonomous     independent, autonomic, self-governing, self contained, self-contained   
 3   3.0089   autocephalous     detached     separate, sundered, detach, single, unlinked   
 4   2.0189   autocephalous     absolute     complete, utter, outright, entire, sheer   
 5   2.0089   autocephalous     separate     divide, part, detach, sever, segregate   
 6   2.0088   autocephalous     unattached     free, independent, single, loose, unmarried   
 7   2.0087   autocephalous     substantive     substantial, noun, real, considerable, independent   
 8   2.0087   autocephalous     self-existent     independent, substantive, autonomous, self-contained, unattached   
 9   1.0088   autocephalous     isolated     secluded, solitary, separate, lonely, dissociated   
 10   1.0088   autocephalous     mugwump     bigwig, panjandrum, big shot, higher-up, magnate   
 11   1.0088   autocephalous     individual     person, single, private, particular, separate   
 12   1.0088   autocephalous     freelance     independent, free-lance, free, unattached, self contained   
 13   1.0088   autocephalous     coordinate     adjust, arrange, fix, compose, ordering   
 14   1.0087   autocephalous     discrete     separate, discontinuous, discreet, detached, unobtrusive   
 15   1.0087   autocephalous     congregational     communal, self contained, independent, unattached, parochial   
--------------------     7 synonyms ranked from 16 to 22 abridged     --------------------

Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Synonyms via Expressions: autocephalous

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   1.1088   autocephalous     Sui juris     substantive, self sufficient, self-sufficing   
 2   1.0089   autocephalous     single handed     unaided, singly, unassisted   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Translations: AUTOCEPHALOUS

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Balgarski самостоятелен (independent, separate, strong-minded, substantive, unattached), независим (independent, autonomous, free, sovereign, substantive), автокефален (autocephalous). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, autocephalous. (volunteer & more translations)
Balgarski (transliteration) samostoyatelen (independent, separate, strong-minded, substantive, unattached), nezavisim (independent, autonomous, free, sovereign, substantive), avtokefalen (autocephalous). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, autocephalous. (volunteer & more translations)
Bohemian samostatný (discrete, independent, detached, separate, autocephalous). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, autocephalous. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian самостоятелен (independent, separate, strong-minded, substantive, unattached), независим (independent, autonomous, free, sovereign, substantive), автокефален (autocephalous). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, autocephalous. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian (transliteration) samostoyatelen (independent, separate, strong-minded, substantive, unattached), nezavisim (independent, autonomous, free, sovereign, substantive), avtokefalen (autocephalous). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, autocephalous. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina samostatný (discrete, independent, detached, separate, autocephalous). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, autocephalous. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech samostatný (discrete, independent, detached, separate, autocephalous). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, autocephalous. (volunteer & more translations)
Français autocéphale (autocephalous). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, autocephalous. (volunteer & more translations)
French autocéphale (autocephalous). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, autocephalous. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 독립한 (independent, autocephalous, self-contained, single-handed). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, autocephalous. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 독립한 (independent, autocephalous, self-contained, single-handed). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, autocephalous. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian autocefalo (autocephalous). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, autocephalous. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 독립한 (independent, autocephalous, self-contained, single-handed). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, autocephalous. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian Украинская Автокефальная Православная Церковь (Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, autocephalous. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration) ukrainskaya avtokefalʹnaya pravoslavnaya tserkovʹ (Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, autocephalous. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki Украинская Автокефальная Православная Церковь (Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, autocephalous. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration) ukrainskaya avtokefalʹnaya pravoslavnaya tserkovʹ (Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, autocephalous. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish independencia eclesiástica (autocephalous), Iglesia autocefala (autocephalous), autocéfala (autocephalous). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, autocephalous. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: AUTOCEPHALOUS

Language Translations for “autocephalous” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag athagautathagocathagephathagalathagous (autocephalous). Additional references: Athag, autocephalous. (volunteer)
Double Dutch agautagocagephagalagous (autocephalous). Additional references: Double Dutch, autocephalous. (volunteer)
Leet /-\|_|7¤¢3|o{=}/-\#¤|_|$ (autocephalous). Additional references: Leet, autocephalous. (volunteer)
Oppish opautopocopephopalopous (autocephalous). Additional references: Oppish, autocephalous. (volunteer)
Pig Latin autocephalousway (autocephalous). Additional references: Pig Latin, autocephalous. (volunteer)
Terran B autocefalo (autocephalous). Additional references: Terran B, autocephalous. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi ubautubocubephubalubous (autocephalous). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, autocephalous. (volunteer)
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