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an·ti·pope
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ˈæn
tɪˌpoʊp
/
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noun
a person who is elected or claims to be pope in opposition to another held to be canonically chosen.
Origin:
1570–80;
anti-
+
pope
;
replacing
antipape
<
Medieval Latin
antipāpa,
modeled on
Antichrīstus
Antichrist
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antipope
(ˈæntɪˌpəʊp)
—
n
a rival pope elected in opposition to one who has been canonically chosen
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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antipope
1570s (mid-13c. in Anglo-L.), from M.L. antipapa, from Gk. anti- "against" (see
anti-
) + papa (see
pope
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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