How to Use autocephalous in a Sentence
autocephalous
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The move comes as Ukraine strives to create an autocephalous church, independent of Moscow, in an attempt to cut ties with Russia as much as possible.
—Thomas Grove, WSJ, 2018-11-30
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The decision marked a step toward establishing an ecclesiastically independent – or autocephalous – church in Ukraine.
—Vladimir Isachenkov, The Seattle Times, 2018-10-15
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