HyperDic: antipope

English > 1 sense of the word antipope:
NOUNperson antipopesomeone who is elected pope in opposition to another person who is held to be canonically elected
English > antipope: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaningsomeone who is elected pope in opposition to another person who is held to be canonically elected.
Example"the antipopes resided in Avignon during the Great Schism"
InstancesClement III, Guibert of RavennaItalian antipope from 1080 to 1100 who was installed as pope by the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV who consistently opposed efforts at papal reform (died in 1100)
Broaderpope, Catholic Pope, Roman Catholic Pope, pontiff, Holy Father, Vicar of Christ, Bishop of RomeThe head of the Roman Catholic Church
Spanishantipapa
Catalanantipapa

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