antipope

[ an-ti-pohp ]

noun
  1. a person who is elected or claims to be pope in opposition to another held to be canonically chosen.

Origin of antipope

1
1570–80; anti- + pope; replacing antipape<Medieval Latin antipāpa, modeled on AntichrīstusAntichrist

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British Dictionary definitions for antipope

antipope

/ (ˈæntɪˌpəʊp) /


noun
  1. a rival pope elected in opposition to one who has been canonically chosen

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