Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

autocephaly

/ˌɔːtəˈsɛfəli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables: au-to-cephaly
IPA: /ˌɔːtəˈsɛfəli/

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From autocephalous + -y.

Usage

Inflected Forms

autocephalies (plural)

Derived Forms

autocephalous

Questions

How do you pronounce autocephaly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɔːtəˈsɛfəli/.
What does autocephaly mean?: The condition where a church's leaders have severed ties to a larger body and thus no longer report to a higher authority.
Where does autocephaly come from?: From autocephalous + -y.

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