Definition of ANTIPOPE

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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