autocephaly

English

Etymology

autocephalous +‎ -y

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɔːtəˈsɛfəli/

Noun

autocephaly (countable and uncountable, plural autocephalies)

(Christianity) The condition where a church's leaders have severed ties to a larger body and thus no longer report to a higher authority.

Derived terms

autocephalous

Translations

the organisational independence of a church

Afrikaans: outokefalie
Armenian: ինքնագլխություն (hy) (inkʿnaglxutʿyun), ավտոկեֆալություն (avtokefalutʿyun)
Bulgarian: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: autokefalia (fi)
French: autocéphalie
Georgian: ავტოკეფალია (avṭoḳepalia)
German: Autokephalie (de) f
Greek: αυτοκεφαλία (el) f (aftokefalía)

Hungarian: autokefália
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Russian: автокефалия (ru) f (avtokefalija)
Serbo-Croatian: please add this translation if you can
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Ukrainian: автокефалія f (avtokefalija)

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