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acephalist

acephalist noun: one who acknowledges no head or superior.

Noun

acephalist (plural acephalists)

  1. (obsolete) One who acknowledges no head or superior
    • we must not therefore suffer these Acephalists, these circulators and beggars to perswade us[…]1653, John Gauden, Hieraspistes

Forms of acephalist

pluralacephalists

Origin of acephalist

From acephal + -ist.

Questions about acephalist

What does acephalist mean?
Acephalist means one who acknowledges no head or superior.
What part of speech is acephalist?
Acephalist is a noun.
What is the plural of acephalist?
The plural of acephalist is acephalists.

Words near acephalist in the dictionary

  1. acephali
  2. acephalia
  3. acephalic
  4. acephaline
  5. acephalism
  6. acephalist
  7. acephalists
  8. acephalite
  9. acephalites
  10. acephalobrachia
  11. acephalocardia

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