antipope

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈæntɪˌpəʊp/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(an′ti pōp′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
an•ti•pope  (an′ti pōp′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person who is elected or claims to be pope in opposition to another held to be canonically chosen.
  • Medieval Latin antipāpa, modeled on Antichrīstus Antichrist
  • 1570–80; anti- + pope; replacing antipape

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
antipope / ˈæntɪˌpəʊp/
  1. a rival pope elected in opposition to one who has been canonically chosen
'antipope' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Boniface VII - Urban VI - anti-

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