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antipope - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'antipope' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Antipope [ n.]
- One who is elected, or claims to be, pope in opposition to the pope canonically chosen; esp. applied to those popes who resided at Avignon during the Great Schism.

Meaning of 'antipope' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . antipope [ n]
Meaning (1):
- someone who is elected pope in opposition to another person who is held to be canonically elected
Example in sentence:
  • the antipopes resided in Avignon during the Great Schism

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