acephali

English

Etymology

From Late Latin, plural of Latin acephalus. See acephal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɪˈsɛf.ə.laɪ/, /əˈsɛf.ə.laɪ/, /eɪˈsɛf.ə.li/, /əˈsɛf.ə.li/

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Noun

acephali

1. plural of acephalus
2. A people reported by Herodotus and Josephus to have no heads or removable heads.
3. (ecclesiastical history) The Eutychians, a Christian sect in the year 482 without a leader. See [1].
4. (ecclesiastical history) Bishops and certain clergymen not under regular diocesan control.
5. A class of levelers in the time of King Henry I.

Anagrams

• phacelia

Latin

Adjective

acephalī

1. inflection of acephalus:
   1. nominative/vocative masculine plural
   2. genitive masculine/neuter singular

References

• acephali in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)