Associations to the word «Antipope»

Wiktionary

ANTIPOPE, noun. (Christianity) A person who claims or claimed to be the pope as the result of a disputed election, but is not considered by the Roman Catholic Church to be the real pope.

Dictionary definition

ANTIPOPE, noun. Someone who is elected pope in opposition to another person who is held to be canonically elected; "the antipopes resided in Avignon during the Great Schism".

Wise words

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