Acephali

Meaning

A fabulous people reported by ancient writers to have heads.

A Christian sect without a leader.

Bishops and certain clergymen not under regular diocesan control.

A class of levelers in the time of K. Henry I.

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Examples

Esaianites were one of the sects into which the Alexandrian Acephali main separated at the end of the 5th century. Source: Internet