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Webster 1913 Edition

Acephali

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A-ceph′a-li

,
Noun.
pl.
[LL., pl. of
acephalus
. See
Acephal
.]
1.
A fabulous people reported by ancient writers to have heads.
2.
(Eccl. Hist.)
(a)
A Christian sect without a leader.
(b)
Bishops and certain clergymen not under regular diocesan control.
3.
A class of levelers in the time of K. Henry I.

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