Definition of "acephali" in English

noun

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 http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01100c.htm.

4. (ecclesiastical history) Bishops and certain clergymen not under regular diocesan control.

5. A class of levelers in the time of King Henry I.