Definitions
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- n. Any of a group of Catholic martyrs who were supposed to carry their heads in their hands.
- n. The family of mollusks with distinct heads.
- n. The family of ventricose and filiform mushrooms.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A cephalophoran.
Etymologies
From French céphalophore, from Ancient Greek Κηφᾶς (Kēphâs) + -phore, from Ancient Greek -φορος (-phoros, "bearing"), a derivative of φέρειν (phérein, "to bear, to carry") (Wiktionary)
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myroblyte commented on the word cephalophore
An iconographic term. The cephalophore in religious (esp. medieval Christian) art is a beheaded saint who displays his severed head to an audience.
December 12, 2006