ANTIPOPE


Meaning of ANTIPOPE in English

ˈantēˌpōp, -tə̇-, -tī-, ˈaan- noun

Etymology: alteration of earlier antipape, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin antipapa, from anti- anti- (I) + papa pope

: one elected or claiming to be pope in opposition to the pope canonically chosen

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