acephalist

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noun

One who acknowledges no head or superior

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Meanings

nounacephalist (plural acephalists)

plural acephalists

  1. obsoleteOne who acknowledges no head or superior

    we must not therefore suffer these Acephalists, these circulators and beggars to perswade us[…]

    1653, John Gauden, Hieraspistes

Origin

From acephal + -ist.

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Cite this entry
APA

acephalist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acephalist

MLA

“acephalist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acephalist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acephalist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acephalist.

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