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antipope

nounmasculinetechnicalbaixo/ɐ̃tiˈpapɐ/an·ti·pa·pa

Definition

1

A person who makes a counter-claim to being the Pope, in opposition to the legitimately elected Pope, usually during a schism.

Usage examples

During the Avignon Papacy, there was a pope in Rome and an antipope in Avignon.
The council declared the rival to be an antipope.

Antonyms

Common combinations

elect an antipopeera of the antipope