acephalite

acephalite · noun¹

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀκέφαλος“headless”
2. Late Latin · borrowed fromacephalus
3. English todayacephalite

Borrowed from Late Latin acephalus + -ite, from Ancient Greek ἀκέφαλος (aképhalos, “headless”)

Acephalite · noun²

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀκέφαλος“headless”
2. Late Latin · borrowed fromacephalus
3. English todayAcephalite

Borrowed from Late Latin acephalus + -ite, from Ancient Greek ἀκέφαλος (aképhalos, “headless”), apparently referring to the movement’s refusal to accept the decisions of church councils.

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