antipope
Meanings
Plural: antipopes
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"
- A person who claims or claimed to be the pope, usually as the result of a disputed election or deposition, but is not considered by the Roman Catholic Church to be the real pope.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle French antipape (later assimilated to anti- + pope), from Medieval Latin antipāpa.
Scrabble Score: 12
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Words With Friends Score: 15
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