Defenition of the word antipope
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Defenition of the word antipope
- A pope who is elected by opponents of the rightful pope while he is still alive and holding office.
- someone who is elected pope in opposition to another person who is held to be canonically elected
Hypernyms for the word antipope
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- bishop of rome
- catholic pope
- holy father
- pontiff
- pope
- roman catholic pope
- vicar of christ
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