acephali

  1. Noun.  A people reported by Herodotus and Josephus to have no or removable heads.
  2. Noun.  ''(Ecclesiastical History):'' The Eutychians, a Christian sect in the year 482 without a leader. See [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01100c.htm].
  3. Noun.  ''(Ecclesiastical History):'' Bishops and certain clergymen not under regular diocesan control.
  4. Noun.  A class of levelers in the time of King Henry I.
  5. Noun.  (plural of, acephalus) .

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