Acephali

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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