antipope
nounmasculinetécnico/ɐ̃tiˈpapɐ/baixo
an·ti·pa·pa
Definition
A person who makes a counter-claim to being the Pope, in opposition to the legitimately elected Pope, usually during a schism.
During the Avignon Papacy, there was a pope in Rome and an antipope in Avignon.
The council declared the rival to be an antipope.
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Common collocations
elect an antipopeera of the antipope
Etymology
Do prefixo grego 'anti-' (contra) + 'papa'.