Definition of Antipope

1. 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"


Definition of Antipope

1. n. One who is elected, or claims to be, pope in opposition to the pope canonically chosen; esp. applied to those popes who resided at Avignon during the Great Schism.

Definition of Antipope

1. 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. ¹

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Definition of Antipope

1. one claiming to be pope in opposition to the one chosen by church law [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Antipope

antipoetry
antipoets
antipoisoning
antipolar
antipole
antipoles
antipolice
antipolitical
antipolitician
antipoliticians
antipolitics
antipollution
antipollutions
antipoor
antipop
antipope (current term)
antipopes
antipopular
antipopulist
antipopulists
antiport
antiporter
antiporters
antiports
antiposic
antipositional
antipot
antipoverty

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