antipope

(an′ti pōp′; -tē-, -tī-)

noun

a pope set up against the one chosen by church laws, as in a schism

See antipope in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A person claiming to be or elected pope in opposition to the one chosen by church law, as during a schism.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French antipape

Origin: , from Medieval Latin antipāpa

Origin: : Latin anti-, anti-

Origin: + pāpa, pope; see Pope

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