noun
antipope
Antipope (noun) means 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.
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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.
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Etymology
From Middle French antipape (later assimilated to anti- + pope), from Medieval Latin antipāpa.
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"antipope" (noun) means 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.