AUTOCEPHALITY

PRONUNCIATION: (ah-to-suh-FAL-i-tee)

MEANING: noun: Self-rule.

ETYMOLOGY: From Greek auto- (self) + -cephal (head).

NOTES: Autocephality is a fancy word for self-governance. It’s especially used in the context of Eastern Orthodox Churches that independently govern their spiritual affairs without a higher ecclesiastical authority. Think of it as running their own spiritual show. No higher-ups pulling the incense strings.
Not to be confused with autocephalopods. Those would be self-governing squids.
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AUTOCEPHALITY - smart, self-driving cars

AUTOCEPHALICY - the conclusion that cars can safely drive themselves (at present, anyway)

AUTOCEPHLITY - preplanned mutations to non-penicillin antibiotics so they can modify themselves without further human intervention, in order stay effective against microorganisms as they evolve