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While ''autocephalous'' does mean self-governing, it literally means "self-headed". ''Kephalos'' means "head" in Greek . Hence, ''autocephalous'' denotes self-headed, or a head unto itself, while ''autonomous'' literally means "self-legislated", or a law unto itself. ''Nomos'' is the Greek for "law'. One step short of autocephaly is Autonomy . A church that is autonomous has its highest-ranking bishop, such as an archbishop or metropolitan, appointed by the patriarch of the parent church, but is self-governing in all other respects. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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