Acephali
n.
legendary people who were said to have no heads; Christian sect without a leader
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(n. pl.)
Bishops and certain clergymen not under regular diocesan control.
(n. pl.)
A fabulous people reported by ancient writers to have heads.
(n. pl.)
A class of levelers in the time of K. Henry I.
(n. pl.)
A Christian sect without a leader.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Acephali
[Other] The Acephali are a race of beings from Libya, whose heads are either removable or lie in their chests. In the beginning, they were normal but had an altercation with their gods that resulted in them being decapitated. The ones with the removable heads usually carry them in their arms. They are described by Herodotus and Josephus.
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